N

·noun A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an En.

II. N ·- the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing, bring, ·etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. ·see Guide to Pronunciation, // 243-246.