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und^¹

/ʌnd/

Rhymes with -ʌnd

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From Middle English unde (“a wave”), from either the Old French unde or Latin unda (“wave”). Doublet of water, ultimately from the same Indo-European root.

noun unds · vnd

obsolete, rare A wave. Lute, Unds, and Sands did long our March oppose, And asp'rous Rocks, the Bulwarks of our Foes.
A billow- or wave-like marking. My Noble Lord, / AFter a long inquiry about the Arms of your Lordships antient House, and the turning of sundry Books of Impresaes and Herauldry, I found your UNDES famous and very honourable. / In our neighbour Countrey of England they are born, but inversed upside down, and diversified. Torquato T
nonstandard Nonstandard spelling of and, usually signifying a German accent, due to "und" meaning "and" in German..

UND^²

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of University of North Dakota

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Closest in meaning: mbh, and, fabrik, mitteleuropa, osteuropa, ostsee, raumfahrt, reihe, volkskunde, noch, sowie, plus, samt, ferner, dazu, weiter

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@misc{und_2026,
  title = {und},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/und},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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