"CNN" meaning in English

See CNN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈsiːɛnɛn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-CNN.wav
Head templates: {{en-prop}} CNN
  1. Initialism of Cable News Network: an American television channel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Cable News Network (extra: an American television channel) Translations (Cable News Network): CNN [feminine] (French), CNN [feminine] (German), CNN [feminine] (Italian), CNN [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-CNN-en-name-XQdEnyR3 Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks, Mass media Disambiguation of Mass media: 13 27 28 27 4 Disambiguation of 'Cable News Network': 35 22 22 22
  2. (humorous, derogatory, US politics) Initialism of Clinton News Network. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, humorous, initialism Alternative form of: Clinton News Network
    Sense id: en-CNN-en-name-H2LAb85o Categories (other): US politics, Mass media Disambiguation of Mass media: 13 27 28 27 4 Topics: government, politics
  3. (humorous, derogatory) Initialism of Communist News Network. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, humorous, initialism Alternative form of: Communist News Network
    Sense id: en-CNN-en-name-ueJP4mPq Categories (other): Mass media Disambiguation of Mass media: 13 27 28 27 4
  4. (humorous, derogatory) Initialism of Criminal News Network. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, humorous, initialism Alternative form of: Criminal News Network
    Sense id: en-CNN-en-name-FmFObJrG Categories (other): Mass media Disambiguation of Mass media: 13 27 28 27 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: CNN effect, CNNer, CNNesque

Noun

IPA: /ˈsiːɛnɛn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-CNN.wav Forms: CNNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CNN (plural CNNs)
  1. (machine learning) Initialism of convolutional neural network. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: convolutional neural network Derived forms: DCNN Coordinate_terms: ANN, RNN
    Sense id: en-CNN-en-noun-dmpqyvRf Categories (other): Machine learning, English entries with incorrect language header, English words spelled without vowels, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Organizations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 3 3 1 86 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 17 9 7 5 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 1 2 1 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 18 16 15 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 12 11 10 60 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 7 2 3 1 87 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 3 8 2 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 3 8 2 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 7 2 2 1 89 Disambiguation of Organizations: 7 3 4 2 83

Inflected forms

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