WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-nec-, root.
- -nec- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "tie;
weave;
bind together.'' This meaning is found in such words as: annex, connect, disconnect, interconnect, nexus.
'-nec-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
NEC
- Slovene
- acute necrotizing gingivitis
- necessarian
- necessary
- necessary stool
- necrology
- necromancy
- necrophilia
- necrophobia
- necrotize
- nectar
- nectarize
- nectary
- negate
- neglect
- negotiate
- pernicious
- quasi-necessary