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nested
verb
- simple past and past participle of nest
adjective
- Embedded.
- Successively fitted one inside another.
- (Of a lexical item) contained within a dictionary entry as a subordinate term of the main headword. The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: imbricated, intertwined, interlace, interrelated, settled, embedded, hierarchical, entwined, homesteaded, interlaced, interlinked, interlocked, interwoven, located, nestled, interior
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adj successively fitted one inside another
| Español | anidado |
|---|---|
| Français | imbriqué |
| Deutsch | verschachtelt |
| Ελληνικά | ένθετος énthetos, εμφωλευμένος emfolevménos |
| Русский | вложенный vložennyj |
| עברית | מקונן \ מְקֻנָּן m'kunán |
Talk about this word "nested." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nested. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nested. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nested "nested." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nested.Cite this
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title = {nested},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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