Word
NEC
Phoneticsnec
/ˈnɛk/
Definition
n. a Latin word meaning 'and' that you might see in very old books or formal legal papers. It is not used in normal conversation today.
n. the Latin conjunction for 'and'. Archaic in general usage; occasionally appears in historical legal citations or formal academic contexts to link coordinate clauses.
Examples
“The old document listed the names as Smith nec Jones.”
“In certain archaic legal texts, the term nec appears as a negative conjunction to connect two prohibited actions.”
“While modern English has entirely supplanted such Latinisms, the scholar noted the use of nec within the manuscript as evidence of the author's classical education.”
Examples
simple
“The old document listed the names as Smith nec Jones.”
contextual
“In certain archaic legal texts, the term nec appears as a negative conjunction to connect two prohibited actions.”
complex
“While modern English has entirely supplanted such Latinisms, the scholar noted the use of nec within the manuscript as evidence of the author's classical education.”
Usage
Archaic; primarily found in Latin phrases or historical legal documents rather than modern prose.
Etymology
Abbreviation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.