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View definitions for nested

nested

adjective as in embedded

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Eagles are mostly monogamous and the pair has nested together for the last seven years.

Indeed, there’s a novel nested within this novel, a samizdat work recounting the history of World War II and its aftermath as we know it, in which the Germans and Japanese are defeated.

From Salon

It was "bonkers", they added, to conduct a defence review without it being "nested" in a broader cross-government security review.

From BBC

Traditionally, the Pope's remains would have been enclosed the day before the funeral in three nested coffins, made of cypress, lead, and oak.

From BBC

He also requested to be buried in a single wooden casket, unlike his predecessors, who were buried in the traditional three nested coffins.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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