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Definition of N
Pronunciation: ĕn | 1. | the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation, 243-246. | | n. | 1. | (Print.) A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en. |
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air, atomic number 7, azote, chemical element, element, gas, liquid nitrogen, nitrogen
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