Meaning Of The Word Nun

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nun
countable noun: A nun is a member of a female religious community.

Nun in American English
noun
noun: the 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet

nun in American English 1
a member of a women's religious order, esp. of one living under a common rule and taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
noun: a female member of a religious order, esp. one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience

nun in American English 2
the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (נ ן)
noun: the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

nun in British English 1
noun: a female member of a religious order

nun in British English 2
noun: the 14th letter in the Hebrew alphabet (נ or, at the end of a word, ן), transliterated as n

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