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English Dictionary: n	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
N n a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues Synonym(s): nitrogen, N, atomic number 7 the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees Synonym(s): north, due north, northward, N a unit of force equal to the force that imparts an acceleration of 1 m/sec/sec to a mass of 1 kilogram; equal to 100,000 dynes Synonym(s): newton, N (of a solution) concentration expressed in gram equivalents of solute per liter Synonym(s): normality, N the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet Synonym(s): N, n
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail}, {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.] 1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer. [Obs.] --Walton. 2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave. A valiant and most expert gentleman. --Shak. And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. --1 Sam. xviii. 17. 3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. [bd]Thou bearest the highest name for valiant acts.[b8] --Milton. [The saints] have made such valiant confessions. --J. H. Newman. -- {Val"iantly}, adv. -- {Val"iantness}, {n}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
York use \York" use`\ (Eccl.) The one of the three printed uses of England which was followed in the north. It was based on the Sarum use. See {Use}, {n}., 6. --Shipley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
N \N\ ([ecr]n), 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}, [sect][sect] 243-246. Note: The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from the Ph[d2]nician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. See {M}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
N \N\, n. (Print.) A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Uxorious \Uxo"rious\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.] Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a dependent husband. [bd]Uxorious magistrates.[b8] --Milton. How wouldst thou insult, When I must live uxorious to thy will In perfect thraldom! --Milton. -- {Uxoo"riously}, adv. -- {Uxo"riousness}, {n}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
N /N/ quant. 1. A large and indeterminate number of objects: "There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its original sense of a variable name: "This crock has N bugs, as N goes to infinity." (The true number of bugs is always at least N + 1; see {Lubarsky's Law of Cybernetic Entomology}.) 2. A variable whose value is inherited from the current context. For example, when a meal is being ordered at a restaurant, N may be understood to mean however many people there are at the table. From the remark "We'd like to order N wonton soups and a family dinner for N - 1" you can deduce that one person at the table wants to eat only soup, even though you don't know how many people there are (see {great-wall}). 3. `Nth': adj. The ordinal counterpart of N, senses 1 and 2. "Now for the Nth and last time..." In the specific context "Nth-year grad student", N is generally assumed to be at least 4, and is usually 5 or more (see {tenured graduate student}). See also {{random numbers}}, {two-to-the-N}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
N /N/ quant. 1. A large and indeterminate number of objects: "There were N bugs in that crock!" Also used in its original sense of a variable name: "This crock has N bugs, as N goes to infinity." (The true number of bugs is always at least N + 1; see {Lubarsky's Law of Cybernetic Entomology}.) 2. A variable whose value is inherited from the current context. For example, when a meal is being ordered at a restaurant, N may be understood to mean however many people there are at the table. From the remark "We'd like to order N wonton soups and a family dinner for N - 1" you can deduce that one person at the table wants to eat only soup, even though you don't know how many people there are. 3. "Nth": The ordinal counterpart of N, senses 1 and 2. "Now for the Nth and last time..." In the specific context "Nth-year grad student", N is generally assumed to be at least 4, and is usually 5 or more (see {tenured graduate student}). See also {random numbers}, {two-to-the-N}. [{Jargon File}]