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nina
/ˈniːnə/
name 3noun 3phrase 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
based, elegant, little, soft
VERB + NINA
called, get, name, spot
NINA + NOUN
berlin, granddaughter, mary, sara, simone's
PREP.
in, on, than
Definitions
name
1
A female given name in continuous use since the 19th century.
The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sarah. Clearly by that time they had run out of gas. "Nina. Such a pretty, old-fashioned name. I hope you don't mind my saying that." "No; I'm glad you think so."
2
The Babylonian goddess of the watery deep, daughter of Ea.
3
Ellipsis of Nina from Pasadena.
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of nina (“a hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword”).
Ninas are also a way for setters to flex their muscles.
noun
1
A hidden message revealed in the completed grid of a crossword.
The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle gendER.
Ninas may or may not be present and, even if one is there, it can go unnoticed because, not being intrinsic to the solution, its presence is not advertised—or because it is so well hidden.
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The first three, Macklin, Lydia, and Randall, were the special ones. Even those names, we thought, showed greater imagination, greater involvement on our parents' part, than ours did: Nina, Mary, Sara
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Ninas are also a way for setters to flex their muscles.
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The puzzle itself was fairly easy however there was an elegant nina based on the middle entry (INSIDE STORY) in which each of the across answers hid a synonym of "story", e.g. 5A and 6A were: STABle g
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Ninas may or may not be present and, even if one is there, it can go unnoticed because, not being intrinsic to the solution, its presence is not advertised—or because it is so well hidden.
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Other “personal” ninas are happier and subtler: birthday wishes to loved ones, which, ultimately, have only one intended reader
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If reincarnation exists I want to come back with Tina Turner's legs and Nina Simone's voice.
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