Standard Lemma guide

nao

adj · adv · name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /naʊ/
  • rhymes with -aʊ
  • homophone: now

1

adj

Meaning 1

Deliberate misspelling of now.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling

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2

adv

Meaning 2

Deliberate misspelling of now.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet, alt-of, deliberate, humorous, misspelling

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3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of National Applications Office: a former agent of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism

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name

Meaning 4

Initialism of National Audit Office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 5

Initialism of Nautical Almanac Office.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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name

Meaning 6

Initialism of North Atlantic oscillation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: climatology, geography, natural-sciences, oceanography

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name

Meaning 7

Abbreviation of Nenets Autonomous Okrug: a federal subject of Russia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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name

Meaning 8

A female or male given name from Japanese.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

A Spanish or Portuguese carrack.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, rare

Topics: nautical, transport

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish nao.