n.
n. is the abbreviation of note.
n. is the abbreviation of footnote.
n. is the abbreviation of noun.
n. is the abbreviation of north.
n. is the abbreviation of intransitive.
n. is the abbreviation of neuter.
Meaning of note
Noun
note (countable and uncountable, plural notes)
- A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality.
- As therefore they that are of the Myſticall Body of Chriſt, haue thoſe inward Graces and Vertues, whereby they differ from all others which are not of the ſame Body ; againe, whoſoeuer appertaine to the Viſible Body of the Church, they haue alſo the notes of externall Profeſſion, whereby the World...1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, London: William Stansbye, published 1622, book III, page 89
- A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence.
- A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute.
- I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash.
- A short informal letter; a billet.
- Garson: Drop me a note sometime. I'd love to hear how we're doing.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Ark Hyperion
- An academic treatise (often without regard to length); a treatment; a discussion paper; (loosely) any contribution to an academic discourse.
Meaning of footnote
Noun
footnote (plural footnotes)
- A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.
- consult the footnotes for more details
- An event of lesser importance than some larger event to which it is related.
- a mere footnote in history
- Synonyms:
- asterisk
- A qualification to the import of something.
Proper noun capitalized: N.
N.
- placeholder for a particular name to be specified
- Which in the first place, we offer up to Thee for Thy holy Catholic Church, that it may please Thee to grant her peace, to protect, unite and govern her throughout the world, together with Thy servant N. our Pope, N. our Bishop, and all true believers and professors of the Catholic and Apostolic...
- Be mindful, O Lord, of Thy servants and handmaids N. and N. (the priest calls to mind the living he wants to pray for) and for all here present, whose faith and devotion are known to Thee, for whom we offer, or who offer up to Thee this sacrifice of praise for themselves and all those dear to them...1945, The Saint Andrew Daily Missal, page 972
Noun capitalized: N.
N.
- Abbreviation of north.
- Abbreviation of nominative case.
Adjective capitalized: N.
N.
- Abbreviation of northern.
Forms of n.
| alternative form | N |
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Origin of n.
Borrowed from Latin N., or an abbreviation of name.
Words formed from n.
Phrases with n.
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Questions about n.
- What does n. mean?
- N. means placeholder for a particular name to be specified.
- What is n. the abbreviation of?
- N. is the abbreviation of note.
- What part of speech is n.?
- N. can be a proper noun, a noun or an adjective.
Words near n. in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: n. (page history and authors); N. (page history and authors); note (page history and authors); footnote (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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