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nude

The origin and history of nude.

Etymology

Entered English in the 1490s as a legal term meaning "unsupported" or "not formally attested," from Latin nudus, "naked, bare."

Origin: Latin · First attested 1490

Class of 1490

nude first entered the language around 1490. Other words from the same year:

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