"FN" meaning in English

See FN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Initialism of Fabrique Nationale. Etymology templates: {{initialism of|en|Fabrique Nationale}} Initialism of Fabrique Nationale. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} FN
  1. Abbreviation of Fabrique Nationale de Herstal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal
    Sense id: en-FN-en-name-DmhScPRb Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 28 28 28 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: FNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} FN (plural FNs)
  1. Initialism of footnote. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: footnote
    Sense id: en-FN-en-noun-D7Ck24IO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: FNs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of Fabrique Nationale. Etymology templates: {{initialism of|en|Fabrique Nationale}} Initialism of Fabrique Nationale. Head templates: {{en-noun}} FN (plural FNs)
  1. Diminutive of FN-FAL (the NATO standard rifle) Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: FN-FAL (extra: the NATO standard rifle)
    Sense id: en-FN-en-noun-ST6LXDni Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 28 28 28 3
  2. Diminutive of FN Five-seven (the pistol derivative of the FN-FAL) Tags: diminutive, form-of Form of: FN Five-seven (extra: the pistol derivative of the FN-FAL) Synonyms: FN-FAL, FAL
    Sense id: en-FN-en-noun-7UgnZ6Zm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 28 28 28 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: FNs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of fibronectin. Etymology templates: {{initialism of|en|fibronectin}} Initialism of fibronectin. Head templates: {{en-noun}} FN (plural FNs)
  1. fibronectin
    Sense id: en-FN-en-noun-03P~VmTO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 28 28 28 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: FNs [plural]
Etymology: Initialism of false negative. Etymology templates: {{initialism of|en|false negative}} Initialism of false negative. Head templates: {{en-noun}} FN (plural FNs)
  1. Initialism of false negative. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: false negative
    Sense id: en-FN-en-noun-H9C48UDp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for FN meaning in English (5.5kB)

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