English Words: N
24,391 words · Page 99 of 488
Describing the period, between the late 19th century and the Second World War, characterized by the development of new technology
A subdiscipline of tectonics involving the study of the motions and deformations of the Earth's crust which are current or recent in geologic time.
A juvenile hormone, present in insects, which ensures growth of the larva while preventing metamorphosis.
Part of the diencephalon that receives input from the thalamus and projects to the association areas of the neocortex.
The sociological concept that humans have evolved to live in a tribal society and thus will naturally form social networks constituting new "tribes".
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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 99. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
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