English Words: N

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Nova Scotianadj

Of, from or relating to the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.

NOVA1noun

An RNA-binding gene responsible for the development of the language center, and found to be expressed in various cancers.

Novacekname

A surname from Czech.

Novaciname

A town in Gorj County, Romania.

Novackname

A surname.

novaculitenoun

A variety of chert, very rich in quartz, that has been used to make whetstones

novaculiticadj

Of or relating to novaculite.

Novaia Zemlianame

Alternative spelling of Novaya Zemlya.

Novakname

A surname.

novakitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing arsenic, copper, and silver.

Novalichesname

An unofficial district that spans northwestern Quezon City and northern Caloocan, Metro Manila, Philippines.

novalikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a nova.

novaluronnoun

The pesticide 1-[3-chloro-4-(1,1,2-trifluoro-2-trifluoro- methoxyethoxy)phenyl]-3-(2,6-difluorobenzoyl)urea

Novaraname

A province of the Piedmont region, Italy.

novateverb

To replace something with something new

Novatianname

A Roman priest, who became an antipope against St. Cornelius in 251 AD, considered by the Catholic Church to be a schismatic heresiarch as founder of a Christian sect known as Novatianism.

Novatianismnoun

A rigorist Christian sect that opposed re-admitting baptised Christians who had previously renounced their faith under persecution and by extension all those who had committed a mortal sin, founded by the priest and antipope Novatian in the third century.

Novatianistnoun

A Novatian.

novationnoun

Replacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the replacement of a contract between a particular buyer and seller with contracts between the clearing house and each party.

novativeadj

Of or relating to novation.

novatornoun

An innovator.

Novaxname

Novak Djokovic (born 1987), Serbian professional tennis player.

Novaya Zemlyaname

An archipelago in the Arctic Ocean in the north of Russia, administered by Arkhangelsk oblast.

Novename

A surname from Russian

noveladj

Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

novelcraftnoun

The art of writing novels.

noveldomnoun

The sphere of novels

novelesenoun

A style of writing characteristic of bad-quality novels.

novelesqueadj

Stylistically reminiscent of a novel.

novelettenoun

A short novel, synonymous with novella.

novelettishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a novelette.

novelettistnoun

A writer of novelettes.

novelettyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a novelette.

noveliseverb

Alternative form of novelize.

novelisernoun

Alternative form of novelizer.

novelishadj

Resembling or characteristic of a novel.

novelismnoun

The dominance of the novel as a literary form.

novelistnoun

An author of novels.

novelisticadj

Having characteristics of a novel.

novelisticallyadv

In a novelistic way.

novelizationnoun

The writing of a novel based on fact; fictionalization

novelizeverb

To adapt something to a fictional form, especially to adapt into a novel.

novelizernoun

One who novelizes.

novellanoun

A short novel or long short story.

novellaenoun

Novel thoughts or interpretations, usually associated with Jewish commentaries (see Chiddush); any novel interpretation of a venerated text.

novellalikeadj

Resembling a novella.

novellenoun

plural of novella but only in the sense of a compact story.

novellikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a novel (prose work).

novellyadv

In a novel manner.

novelnessnoun

Quality of being novel; novelty.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter N contains 24,391 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 488 pages, and you are currently viewing page 459. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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