English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 97 of 488
A school of philosophy based on the teachings of Plato and, subsequently, Plotinus; it was the foundation for paganism.
A cultural and political movement, mainly in Latin American countries, distinct from twentieth-century populism in radically combining classically opposed left-wing and right-wing attitudes and using electronic media as a means of dissemination.
A postmodern form of pragmatism that focuses on language and proposes that truth is relative to social contexts and practices.
A synthetic rubber, a polymer of chloroprene, commonly used in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces, electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings, car fan belts, etc.
A Russian art movement fusing elements of Cézanne, cubism and futurism with traditional Russian folk art.
Being or relating to a form of progressive rock that was briefly popular in the 1980s, characterized by deeply emotional content, often delivered via dramatic lyrics and on-stage theatricality.
A pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.
Of a geologic era within the Proterozoic eon; comprises the Tonian, Cryogenian and Ediacaran periods from about 1000 to 544 million years ago, when algae and sponges flourished.
Music that emulates or is heavily influenced by the psychedelic music of the 1960s.
In transactional analysis, relating to a part of the ego that deals with interpretation and processing of information, and is likened to an adult.
A form of pullulanase that catalyzes the hydrolysis and transglycosylation of α-1,4 and α-1,6 linkages in polysaccharides
Part of the lung of birds formed by the parabronchi from the laterodorsal and lateroventral bronchi
A Graeco-Alexandrian school of philosophy, reviving Pythagorean doctrines, which became prominent in the first and second centuries CE.
Discrimination or prejudice based on nationality and ethnicity or cultural differences.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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 97. 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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