Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Grammar neuter
  • abbreviation neutron
  • abbreviation Chemistry normal
  • noun The 14th letter of the modern English alphabet.
  • noun Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter n.
  • noun The 14th in a series.
  • noun Something shaped like the letter N.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of no date.
  • An abbreviation
  • of Newfoundland;
  • of New French;
  • of Norman French.
  • An abbreviation
  • of New Granada;
  • of Noble Grand.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of north latitude;
  • noun of the Latin non licet, it is not permitted;
  • noun of the Latin non liquet, it does not appear, it is doubtful, the case is not clear;
  • noun of the Latin non longe, not far.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of New Translation;
  • noun of Northern Territory, of South Australia.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of northwestern;
  • noun of Northwestern Postal District, London.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of New Mexico;
  • noun of the Latin nux moschata, nutmeg.
  • noun An abbreviation of New Testament.
  • An abbreviation of northwest.
  • noun An abbreviation of New Brunswick; of North Britain; of North British.
  • noun An abbreviation of New Church; of North Carolina.
  • An abbreviation
  • of National Guard;
  • of no good or no go.
  • noun An abbreviation of New Hampshire.
  • noun An abbreviation of Native Infantry.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of natural order;
  • noun of New Orleans.
  • noun An abbreviation
  • noun of National Society;
  • noun of New School;
  • noun of New Side; of the French Notre Seigneur, Our Lord;
  • noun of not specified;
  • noun of Nova Scotia;
  • noun of Numismatic Society.
  • noun An abbreviation of name unknown.
  • An abbreviation

Etymologies

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From the old Latin N, from the Greek Ν (nu), from an archaic reversed Greek N, from the Phoenician symbol; possibly from an earlier Egyptian hieroglyph of a serpent.

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  • DMString: = "W ` n ` n+ ` n ` n ` n ` n-- ` n ` nM ` n ` n+ ` n ` n ` n ` n-- ` n" if vmc > 1

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  • C ¸c m É u P AM c ã d·i b iª n ®é nè i tiÕp nh a u, s a u ®ã ph ©n c h ia d¶i b iª n ®é nµy th µnh m é t s è g iíi h ¹n c ¸c kh o¶ng.

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  • C ã rÊ t nh iÒu nh µ c ung c Ê p kh ¸c n h a u c ung c Ê p VoIP vµ nh iÒu dÞ c h vô kh ¸c. ø n g dô ng c h ung nh Ê t c ña VoIP c h o s ö dông c ¸ nh ©n  h oÆ c g ia ®×n h lµ c ¸c dÞ

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  • C ã rÊ t nh iÒu nh µ c ung c Ê p kh ¸c n h a u c ung c Ê p VoIP vµ nh iÒu dÞ c h vô kh ¸c. ø n g dô ng c h ung nh Ê t c ña VoIP c h o s ö dông c ¸ nh ©n  h oÆ c g ia ®×n h lµ c ¸c dÞ

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  • H­íng kh¾ phôc vµ biÖn ph¸p c gi¶i quyÕt • Liªn tôc n© cÊp phÇn mÒm - NÕu h ·ng ph Ç n m Òm c ung c Ê p c ¸c b ¶n ng • v¸ c h o h Ö ®iÒu h µnh th × nª n c µi ®Æ t c h óng ng a y lË

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  • NÕu c « ng viÖc liª n q ua n ®Õn nh iÒu vÊ n ®Ò riª ng t­ vµ b ¶o m Ë t th × c òng nª n c ©n nh ¾c ®Õn c ¸c tïy c h ä n c ã s ½n nµy.

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  • H­íng kh¾ phôc vµ biÖn ph¸p c gi¶i quyÕt • Liªn tôc n© cÊp phÇn mÒm - NÕu h ·ng ph Ç n m Òm c ung c Ê p c ¸c b ¶n ng • v¸ c h o h Ö ®iÒu h µnh th × nª n c µi ®Æ t c h óng ng a y lË

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  • C ¸c m É u P AM c ã d·i b iª n ®é nè i tiÕp nh a u, s a u ®ã ph ©n c h ia d¶i b iª n ®é nµy th µnh m é t s è g iíi h ¹n c ¸c kh o¶ng.

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  • NÕu c « ng viÖc liª n q ua n ®Õn nh iÒu vÊ n ®Ò riª ng t­ vµ b ¶o m Ë t th × c òng nª n c ©n nh ¾c ®Õn c ¸c tïy c h ä n c ã s ½n nµy.

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  • n ®é (a m plitude), tÇ n s è (fre q ue nc y) vµ ph a (ph a s e), c h uyÓn ®æ i nh ÷ng g i¸ trÞ ®ã th µnh d¹ng s è nh Þ ph ©n (z e ro vµ one) lµ rÊ t kh ã kh ¨n.

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  • N. Chemical element symbol for Nitrogen.

    December 16, 2007

  • short for 'and'

    as in 'rock n roll' for 'rock and roll'

    or twitterese/textspeak for and : "Idk might as well try n force myself to sleep" (from example tweets)

    September 24, 2015

  • Letter n now banned , if you believe the Guardian.

    February 28, 2018

  • The Guardia, surely.

    February 28, 2018