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n

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letter/ɛn/phoneme/n/

n letter: the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script. Also the abbreviation of north.

Letter (1)

  1. (letter, lowercase) The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Numeral (1)

  1. (lowercase) The fourteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Noun (1)

n

  1. normal
  2. (gender-neutral) Neutral
  3. No

Letter (2) capitalized: N

  1. (letter, uppercase) The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Numeral (2) capitalized: N

  1. (uppercase) The fourteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

Noun (2) capitalized: N

N

  1. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of navy.
  2. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of north (see also n).
  3. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of noun.
  4. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of knight.
    • 1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2025, page 23
    • The correct answer is 1.Rxf6 Rxf6 2.Rf1 Raf8 3.Qg5 Kg7 4.Nh5+
      Other sub-variations work, such as playing 2.Qg5 then 3.Rf1 or playing 4.Bxf6+ first before playing 5.Nh5+.2023 August 12, GM Noël Studer, “Mastering Chess Puzzles: The Comprehensive Guide to Effective Problem Solving”, in Next Level Chess, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2025
  5. (abbreviation) Abbreviation of neutral (“gear selection”).
  6. (South Africa, abbreviation, roadway) Abbreviation of national route.

Also used as

n is also the abbreviation of north.

n is also the abbreviation of noun.

n is also the abbreviation of neuter.

n is also the contraction of and.

Forms of n

Letter
uppercaseN
pluralns
pluraln's
lowercasen
pluralNs
pluralN's
Numeral
uppercaseN
pluralns
pluraln's
lowercasen
pluralNs
pluralN's

Origin of n

Abbreviations.

Words formed from n

Words that rhyme with n

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Questions about n

What does n mean?
N means the fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.
What part of speech is n?
N can be a letter, a numeral or a noun.
How do you pronounce n?
N is pronounced /ɛn/ (letter).

Words near n in the dictionary

  1. Mœræ
  2. Mœsia
  3. Mœsogothic
  4. Mūlamadhyamakakārikā
  5. Məllas
  6. n
  7. N Centauri
  8. n dash
  9. N galaxies
  10. N galaxy
  11. N Irish

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