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   natation
         n 1: the act of someone who floats on the water [syn:
               {floating}, {natation}]

English Dictionary: nidation by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
netted melon
n
  1. a muskmelon vine with fruit that has a thin reticulated rind and sweet green flesh
    Synonym(s): net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon, Cucumis melo reticulatus
  2. the fruit of a variety of muskmelon vine; a melon with netlike markings and deep green flesh
    Synonym(s): net melon, netted melon, nutmeg melon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
new edition
n
  1. a publication (such as a book) that has been modified or updated and offered again for sale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nidation
n
  1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
    Synonym(s): implantation, nidation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notation
n
  1. a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    Synonym(s): notation, notational system
  2. a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
    Synonym(s): note, annotation, notation
  3. the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notational system
n
  1. a technical system of symbols used to represent special things
    Synonym(s): notation, notational system
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nude dancing
n
  1. erotic dancing with little or no clothing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nutation
n
  1. uncontrolled nodding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Natation \Na*ta"tion\, n. [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf.
      F. natation. See {Natant}.]
      The act of floating on the water; swimming. --Sir T. Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nodation \No*da"tion\, n. [L. nodatio knottiness.]
      Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notation \No*ta"tion\, n. [L. notatio a marking, observing,
      etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation.
      See 5th {Note}.]
      1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks,
            figures, or characters.
  
      2. Any particular system of characters, symbols, or
            abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express
            briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system
            of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and
            algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.
  
      3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.]
  
                     [bd]Conscience[b8] is a Latin word, and, according
                     to the very notation of it, imports a double or
                     joint knowledge.                                 --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Noted \Not"ed\, a.
      Well known by reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as,
      a noted author, or traveler. -- {Not"ed*ly}, adv. --
      {Not"ed*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notidanian \No`ti*da"ni*an\, n. [Gr. [?] back + [?] comely.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of sharks of the family
      {Notidanid[91]}, or {Hexanchid[91]}. Called also {cow
      sharks}. See {Shark}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Notodontian \No`to*don"tian\, n. [Gr. [?] the back + [?], [?] a
      tooth.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to
      Notodonta, Nerice, and allied genera. The caterpillar of
      these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nudation \Nu*da"tion\, n. [L. nudatio, fr. nudare to make naked,
      fr. nudus naked. See {Nude}.]
      The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nutation \Nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. nutatio a nodding, fr. nutare to
      nod: cf. F. nutation.]
      1. The act of nodding.
  
                     So from the midmost the nutation spreads, Round and
                     more round, o'er all the sea of heads. --Pope.
  
      2. (Astron.) A very small libratory motion of the earth's
            axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the
            ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.
  
      3. (Bot.)
            (a) The motion of a flower in following the apparent
                  movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to
                  the west in the evening.
            (b) Circumnutation.
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