"LN" meaning in English

See LN in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Initialisms. Etymology templates: {{init|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} LN (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of last night. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable Alternative form of: last night
    Sense id: en-LN-en-adv-ov4HN5gu Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 10 37 13 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Initialisms. Etymology templates: {{init|en}} Initialism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} LN (uncountable)
  1. Initialism of liquid nitrogen. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: liquid nitrogen Synonyms: LN2
    Sense id: en-LN-en-noun-IRidpCR2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, English words spelled without vowels, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 2 48 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 10 37 13 40 Disambiguation of English words spelled without vowels: 11 50 9 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 40 3 40 1 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 41 1 41 0 14
  2. (pathology) Initialism of lupus nephritis. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: lupus nephritis
    Sense id: en-LN-en-noun-JkpUoJ3P Categories (other): Diseases, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 10 37 13 40 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: LNs [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese LN(エルエヌ) (eruenu), from ライトノベル (raito noberu), from English light + novel. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|LN|エルエヌ}} LN(エルエヌ) (eruenu), {{der|en|en|-}} English, {{af|en|light|novel}} light + novel Head templates: {{en-noun}} LN (plural LNs)
  1. Abbreviation of light novel. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: light novel
    Sense id: en-LN-en-noun-cri5rsKV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Fiction, Japanese fiction, Literary genres Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 48 2 48 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 10 37 13 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 3 40 3 40 1 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 41 1 41 0 14 Disambiguation of Fiction: 7 7 2 85 Disambiguation of Japanese fiction: 2 8 1 89 Disambiguation of Literary genres: 3 24 1 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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