meaning of no>
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.
2. A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
3. the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
Related Words
n | n-type semiconductor | n-ways | n. y. stock exchange | n.b. | na | na-dene | nab | nabalus | nabalus alba | nabalus serpentarius | nabbed | nabbing | nabit | nabk | nabob | nabokov | naboom | nabothian cyst | nabothian follicle | nabothian gland | nabu | nabumetone | nac | nacarat | nacelle | nacho | nacimiento | nacker | nacre |
