Definition of nun

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Nun (n.) The smew.

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Annunciate :: Annunciate (p. p. & a.) Foretold; preannounced.
Nunciate :: Nunciate (n.) One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio.
Internuncius :: Internuncius (n.) Internuncio.
Mousetail :: Mousetail (n.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants (Myosurus), in which the prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse..
Carmelite :: Carmelite (n.) A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.
Religieux :: Religieux (n. m.) A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.
Wide :: Wide (superl.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr. Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr. Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue. The wide of / (/ve) is / (/ll); of a (ate) is / (/nd), etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 13-15..
Baneberry :: Baneberry (n.) A genus (Actaea) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceae, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous..
Enunciating :: Enunciating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enunciat.
Renunciation :: Renunciation (n.) Formal declination to take out letters of administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or right..
Pronunciamento :: Pronunciamento (n.) A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or declaration.
Nunciature :: Nunciature (n.) The office of a nuncio.
Vocal :: Vocal (a.) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng; sonant; intonated; voiced. See Voice, and Vowel, also Guide to Pronunciation, // 199-202..
Freshet :: Freshet (a.) A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow; a sudden inundation.
Andropetalous :: Andropetalous (a.) Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as double flowers, like the garden ranunculus..
Anemone :: Anemone (n.) A genus of plants of the Ranunculus or Crowfoot family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in gardens.
Nundinal :: Nundinal (n.) A nundinal letter.
Submerge :: Submerge (v. t.) To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
Anathema :: Anathema (n.) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed..
Definition :: Definition (n.) An exact enunciation of the constituents which make up the logical essence.
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