nu1
[noo, nyoo]
- the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- the consonant sound represented by this letter.
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Origin of nu1
nu2
[noo]
- well? so? so what?
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Origin of nu2
1890–95; < Yiddish; cognate with Old High German, Middle High German nū (adv. and conjunction), German nu (dial. and colloquial) well! well now! See now
Nu
[noo]
- U [oo] /u/, Thauin Nu, 1907–1995, Burmese political leader: prime minister 1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62.
- Egyptian Religion Nun.
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Nun
[noon]
- oldest of the ancient Egyptian gods, personifying the primordial ocean from which the world was formed; father of Ra, the sun god.
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Also Nu [noo] /nu/.
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Examples from the Web for nu
Contemporary Examples
Nu Nu Yin, 30, left her accounting job in August to open Fantastic Inle Travel & Tours with her lover.
Russ Chimes is determined to make fans bust out their best moves with his nu disco, indie-dance track, “Turn Me Out.”
But nu, this is his job, and he is not here to tell us anything, only to seem to have said something.
Historical Examples
"They all comes from th' nu'th'ard and west'ard o' th' post," said Ed.
The Gaunt Gray WolfDillon Wallace
Nuuanu (Nu'u--nu) a valley back of Honolulu that leads to the "Pali."
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
Yeas; an' compared with what 'twas, 'tes almost so gude as nu.
Five TalesJohn Galsworthy
All errors, including the use of mu for nu, are in the original.
Printers' MarksWilliam Roberts
The name is the same except for the "infixes" -nu- and -ke-.
Seven Mohave MythsA. L. Kroeber
nu1
- the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n
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Word Origin
from Greek, of Semitic origin; compare nun ²
nu2
- Niue
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Nu
- U (uː), original name Thakin Nu. 1907–95, Burmese statesman and writer; prime minister (1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62). He attempted to establish parliamentary democracy, but was ousted (1962) by Ne Win
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nun1
- a female member of a religious order
- (sometimes capital) a variety of domestic fancy pigeon usually having a black-and-white plumage with a ridged peak or cowl of short white feathers
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Word Origin
Old English nunne, from Church Latin nonna, from Late Latin: form of address used for an elderly woman
nun2
- the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (נ or, at the end of a word, ן), transliterated as n
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Word Origin and History for nu
nun
n.
Old English nunne "nun, vestal, pagan priestess, woman devoted to religious life under vows," from Late Latin nonna "nun, tutor," originally (along with masc. nonnus) a term of address to elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana (cf. Sanskrit nona, Persian nana "mother," Greek nanna "aunt," Serbo-Croatian nena "mother," Italian nonna, Welsh nain "grandmother;" see nanny).
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
nu
(nōō, nyōō)- The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet.
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nun
A female member of a religious order, living in a convent, whose work is confined to the convent. The term is also applied broadly to other female members of religious orders (“sisters”) who often live outside their convents and work as teachers, nurses, social workers, or administrators.
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