Standard Lemma guide
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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Alternative spelling of nunation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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noun
An inclination of Germanic languages to employ -n in endings.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, rare
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History
From nun + -ation, from Arabic نُون (nūn, “the letter ن”).
