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past tense of clepe, archaic
Synonyms of cleped
to give a name to
- the brewpub, yclept Ye Olde Taverne, has been decorated in Merrie Olde England to within an inch of its life
Synonyms for cleped
- baptized
- (also baptised),
- called,
- christened,
- denominated,
- designated,
- dubbed,
- entitled,
- labeled
- (or labelled),
- named,
- nominated,
- styled,
- termed,
- titled
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“Cleped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleped. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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