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N <pl 's>, n <pl 's [or -s]> N

N
N nt <-, ->
N
n nt <-(s), -(s)>
N for Nelly [or Am as in Nan]

I. N N

N → North

N
N m <-, ->

II. N ADJ

N → North, Northern

N

n1 N

1. n MATH (unknown number):

n
x <-(s), -(s)>

2. n fig inf (endless amount):

n
x <-(s), -(s)>

n2 N

n abbreviation of noun

n
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noun [naʊn] N

Hauptwort nt <-(e)s, -wörter>
Substantiv nt <-s, -e>
Nomen nt <-s, -mina> esp CH spec
Gattungsname f <-ns, -n>
Eigenname m <-ns, -n>

n3 N

n abbreviation of neuter

n
See also

I. neu·ter [ˈnju:təʳ, Am ˈnu:t̬ɚ, ˈnjʊ-] ADJ

Neutrum nt <-s, Neutra [o. Neutren]>

II. neu·ter [ˈnju:təʳ, Am ˈnu:t̬ɚ, ˈnjʊ-] VB trans

fig (weaken) to neuter sth

'n' [ən] CONJ

'n' abbreviation of and

n/a1, Am a. NA

n/a abbreviation of not applicable

n/a

n/a2, Am a. NA

n/a abbreviation of not available

N. Yorks Brit

N Yorks abbreviation of North Yorkshire

N fertilizer [enˈfɜːtəlaɪzə] N

¹⁴N (normal nitrogen isotope)

¹⁵N (heavy nitrogen isotope)

ENU (N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea) N

A. N. Other [ˌeɪˌenˈʌðəʳ] N Brit hum

pick 'n' mix N no pl Brit

pick 'n' mix → pick and mix

See also

pick and ˈmix N no pl Brit (with sweets)

quick-n-ˈeasy ADJ inv

rock 'n' ˈroll N N modifier

rock 'n' roll → rock and roll

See also

I. rock and ˈroll N no pl

II. rock and ˈroll N modifier

rock and roll (concert, group, lyrics, music, musician):

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Access to justice has been improved by the appeals court of Kankan ( Upper Guinea ) that holds mobile court sessions in the remote regions of N ’ zérékoré and Guéckédou to adjudicate pending proceedings.
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www.giz.de
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Weiter wurde der Zugang zur Justiz durch das Berufungsgericht von Kankan ( Oberguinea ) verbessert, das mobile Gerichtssitzungen in den abgelegenen Regionen von N ’ zérékoré und Guéckédou zur Aburteilung anhängiger Verfahren abhält.
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With the ion-trap facility SHIPTRAP, presently the most precise balance for weighing the heaviest elements, a series of very heavy atomic nuclei in the region of the magic neutron number N=152 have now been weighed with utmost precision for the first time.
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www.phmi.uni-mainz.de
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Mit der Ionenfallenanlage SHIPTRAP, der genauesten Waage der Welt für die schwersten Elemente, gelang es jetzt erstmals, sehr schwere Atomkerne im Bereich der magischen Neutronenzahl N=152 sehr genau zu wiegen.
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The location of the parish is given from a reference place through the distance in kilometers and the direction, while the best direction ( N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW ) was chosen.
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mfp.math.uni-rostock.de
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Die Lage der Kirchspielorte wird von einem Bezugsort aus angegeben durch die Entfernung in km und die Richtung, wobei hier die am besten geeignete Richtung aus N, NO, O, SO, S, SW, W, NW gewählt wurde.
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Write down all natural numbers from 2 to N.
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www.matheprisma.uni-wuppertal.de
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Schreibe alle natürlichen Zahlen von 2 bis N auf.
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By outsourcing books from the N and J areas, the freed up space provides more working places for students.
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www.aktuelles.uni-konstanz.de
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Durch Auslagerung von Büchern auch aus den Bereichen N und J können auf der dadurch frei werdenden Fläche zusätzliche Arbeitsplätze für Studierende geschaffen werden.
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