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nt

1 American  
Physics.
  1. nit; nits.


Nt 2 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. niton.


NT 3 American  

abbreviation

  1. Biology, Ecology. near threatened.

  2. neurotypical.

  3. New Testament.

  4. Northwest Territories, Canada (approved for postal use).


-n't 4 American  
  1. a contraction of not.

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


N.T. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. New Testament.

  2. Northern Territory.


NT 1 British  

abbreviation

  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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-n't 2 British  

contraction

  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

    can't

    don't

    shouldn't

    needn't

    daren't

    isn't

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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"Following recent above-average rainfall in Paris, the water quality in the Seine has remained below acceptable standards for safeguarding swimmers' health," read a statemeold old nt.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2023

You do nt have to accept these missions but they often provide rare and advanced weapons and equipment as rewards.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2014

From each library, one lane of data was generated with read lengths of 2 ×54 nt on the GA and 2×50 nt on the HiSeq2000.

From Nature ● Jan. 22, 2014

If every day goes like this one, then the record low it stock hit today, may nt be the rock at the bottom of the fall.

From Forbes ● Aug. 2, 2012

We sty hr lng nuff thy fnd out we nt thr & cm bck lkng fr us.

From The Wailing Octopus by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin

Price: $50 to $74 Amazon Sears Walmart Analogue Super Nt console Analogue makes modernized versions of classic consoles that are focused on preserving the gameplay experience of retro consoles.

From The Verge ● Nov. 22, 2021

Afterwards by continuing the Motion of the first Prism, the Rays MG are also reflected to N and increase the number of the Rays Nt.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Sir Isaac Newton

Quan Ngo helps operate NT Souvenir Wholesale, a Washington, D.C.-based souvenir supplier that sells ornaments, magnets and political merchandise of both Republican and Democratic politicians to businesses throughout the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

Between January last year and May this year, the NT reported 163 diphtheria cases with 48 respiratory cases and 115 cutaneous cases, which is spread via skin contact.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

"Our government has taken this situation very seriously, and we are working hard to understand the causes and working to contain the situation," NT Health Minister Steve Edgington said.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

On Wednesday, the NT minister for child protection, Robyn Cahill, said the trio had been removed from their posts after she ordered an investigation into the girl's circumstances leading up to her disappearance and death.

From BBC ● May 6, 2026

Initials paired together with plus signs: RG + NT, BR + FH.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is selling its Caribbean banking arm for roughly $1.6 billion to Bank of N.T.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

The three-hour maximalist action epic is one of India’s most expensive and top-grossing films of all time and pairs two of the country’s biggest stars: N.T.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

Grassroots favorite “Naatu Naatu” had factors in its favor: namely, “RRR” stars N.T.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

Rajamouli, "Naatu Naatu" begins when the two leads, played by Ram Charan and N.T.

From Reuters ● Jan. 25, 2023

Doctrine and the Text of N.T., connexion between, 173.

From The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by John William Burgon

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