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Meaning of Nessie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnɛsi

Definitions

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Agnes.
  2. The Loch Ness monster.

Equivalents

Bosanski aga
Deutsch Nessie
Français Nessie
Gàidhlig Niseag
Hrvatski aga
日本語 ネッシー
Kurdî aga
Polski aga
Русский Не́сси
Српски aga

Examples

“That flurry of activity had been set off by a magisterial book (Whyte, 1957), reinforced by Dinsdale’s filming of a Nessie (Dinsdale, 1961) and culminating in successful underwater photography (Rines et al., 1976) by the Academy of Applied Science (AAS). Nessies were assigned the taxonomic identity Nessiteras rhombopteryx (Anonymous, 1975).”
“And if it comes down to just one vote, we all know who will be called upon to break that tie. Go with your gut, Nessie. You do you, Nessie, you do you.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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