"RN" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} RN (not comparable)
  1. (informal, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of right now. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, not-comparable Alternative form of: right now
    Sense id: en-RN-en-adv-VoqeNofp

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} RN
  1. (UK, military, nautical) Initialism of Royal Navy. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Royal Navy Categories (topical): Military, Nautical
    Sense id: en-RN-en-name-8PI5Cz9f Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 50 28 21 Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
  2. Abbreviation of Rio Grande do Norte, a state of Brazil. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Rio Grande do Norte (extra: a state of Brazil)
    Sense id: en-RN-en-name-Co9FE9Ck
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: RAF [UK] [military, war, government, politics], RAN [UK] [military, war, government, politics], RCN [UK] [military, war, government, politics], RNZN [UK] [military, war, government, politics], WRNS [UK] [military, war, government, politics]

Noun

Forms: RNs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} RN (plural RNs)
  1. (healthcare) Initialism of registered nurse; also R.N. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: registered nurse (extra: also R.N.) Categories (topical): Healthcare Related terms (registered nurse): LPN
    Sense id: en-RN-en-noun-hb0SjJWP Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: government, healthcare

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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