# NWAV

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛn.weɪv/

## Definitions
1. Initialism of New Ways of Analyzing Variation: an annual academic conference in sociolinguistics.

## Etymology
The pronunciation comes from NWAVE, the initials of the name of earlier iterations of the conference, New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nwav