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nt

1
Physics.
  1. nit; nits.


Nt

2
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. niton.

NT

3

abbreviation for

  1. Biology, Ecology. near threatened ( def ).
  2. Northwest Territories ( def ), Canada (approved for postal use).

-n't

4
  1. a contraction of not:

    didn't; hadn't; couldn't; shouldn't; won't; mustn't.

N.T.

5

abbreviation for

  1. New Testament.
  2. Northern Territory.

-n't

1

contraction of

  1. not: used as an enclitic after be and have when they function as main verbs and after auxiliary verbs or verbs operating syntactically as auxiliaries

    shouldn't

    isn't

    needn't

    can't

    don't

    daren't



NT

2

abbreviation for

  1. National Trust
  2. New Testament
  3. Northern Territory (of Australia)
  4. (esp in postal addresses) Northwest Territories (of Australia)
  5. (esp in postal addresses) Nunavut
  6. no-trump
  7. (in Ireland) National Teacher (teacher in a National School)

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Example Sentences

We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.

I don't know why or who's doing it, but it's the legacy…and it's a legacy that is so important to the culture.

What they say is, ‘We don’t approve of violence, but you know what?

One wants speech to be free, but one doesn't actually want to hear it.

Sadly, it appears the American press often doesn't need any outside help when it comes to censoring themselves.

And to tell the truth, she couldn't help wishing he could see, so he could make the game livelier.

In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.

Liszt looked at it, and to her fright and dismay cried out in a fit of impatience, "No, I won't hear it!"

"There's just one thing I'd like to ask, if you don't mind," said Cynthia, coming suddenly out of a brown study.

Not a word now,” cried Longcluse harshly, extending his hand quickly towards him; “I may do that which can't be undone.

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