Nested
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Nested is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of nest.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of nest.
More Meanings
- Embedded.
- Successively fitted one inside another.
- (lexicography) (Of a lexical item) contained within a dictionary entry as a subordinate term of the main headword.
Example Sentences
The "Terms" number is the total number of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imbricated, intertwined, interlace, interrelated, settled, embedded.
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