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Rn

1 American  
Symbol, Chemistry.
  1. radon.


R.N. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. registered nurse.

  2. British. Royal Navy.


RN 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. (in Canada) Registered Nurse

  2. Royal Navy

"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

symbol

  1. Niger (international car registration)

"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
Rn 2 British  

symbol

  1. radon

"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

Etymology

Origin of RN

(sense 3) From R(epublic of) N(iger)

Example Sentences

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“At work Rn @thewhitehouse ! Dinnertonight tho!” she wrote from her Apple Watch.

From Washington Post Aug. 16, 2022

For the sequence of Taylor polynomials to converge to f , we need the remainder Rn to converge to zero.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

To determine if Rn converges to zero, we introduce Taylor’s theorem with remainder.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

Here we look for a bound on |Rn|.

From Textbooks Mar. 30, 2016

On this point magister Rn says: There is a certain chronic and inveterate tumor of the testicles, which is never cured except by means of surgery, as e.g., hernia.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

Olivia has had to adapt to her father's new prosthetic legs - one he has nicknamed Albert, after the dummy used by war camp prisoners in the 1950s film, Albert R.N.

From BBC May 21, 2024

The template for “The Most Exciting Chess Games Ever” was set by one of my all-time favorite books as a young, aspiring D-class player swept up in the Bobby Fischer boom: English author R.N.

From Washington Times Nov. 1, 2022

Gail Trauco, R.N., a Patient Advocate and healthcare professional, said that there is another factor which contributes to this problem: ego.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2021

Patricia Menyuah, an R.N. who trained in her native Nigeria, is one example.

From New York Times Apr. 30, 2021

R.N., &c., whose presence in New York we noted recently, is now in Texas, superintending the settlement of a large party of first class English emigrants.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

Thirty-year-old Bardella has had a dizzying career up the RN ranks, but he was always measured about his prospects of becoming president.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

What if the judges there feel they are being manipulated by the RN?

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Party insiders say the two are "complementary", each appealing to different sectors of the population and the combination potentially allowing the RN to break through its glass ceiling and finally win power.

From BBC Jul. 4, 2026

A representative of the RN party told AFP: "Jordan Bardella naturally denies these accusations levelled against him in the current political climate, and reserves the right to take legal action for defamation and slander."

From Barron's May 7, 2026

“I’ll tell your RN that you’re awake. She’ll be in to see you in a minute.”

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer

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