"nu" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more nu [comparative], most nu [superlative]
Etymology: Phonetic respelling of new. Head templates: {{en-adj}} nu (comparative more nu, superlative most nu)
  1. (slang spelling) new Derived forms: nu-disco, nu gaze, nu-house, nu jazz, nu-male, nu metal, nu skool, NuTrek, NuWho Related terms (etymologically unrelated terms containing the word "nu"): chu-ko-nu, nu body, sheng nu
    Sense id: en-nu-en-adj-EVB6Di9e Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 19 24 22 21 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 8 17 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Interjection

IPA: /nu/ [US]
Etymology: Borrowed from Yiddish נו (nu). Doublet of now. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|yi|נו}} Yiddish נו (nu), {{dbt|en|now}} Doublet of now
  1. (Jewish) An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc. Tags: Jewish Translations (exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.): ну (nu) (Russian), נו (nu) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-nu-en-intj-XHuGad8U Categories (other): English 2-letter words, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 19 24 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 15 39 33 Disambiguation of 'exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.': 99 1
  2. (Jewish) Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.) Tags: Jewish
    Sense id: en-nu-en-intj-WxL~g2pQ Categories (other): English 2-letter words, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 19 24 22 21 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 15 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /njuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /nu/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-nu.ogg Forms: nus [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: From Ancient Greek νῦ (nû), name for the letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|νῦ}} Ancient Greek νῦ (nû) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nu (countable and uncountable, plural nus)
  1. The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν (N) and ν (n). Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν): νῦ (nû) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), نُو (nū) [masculine] (Arabic), ni [feminine] (Asturian), nü (Azerbaijani), ni [feminine] (Catalan), 紐 /纽 (niǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), [neuter] (Czech), ny [neuter] (Danish), nu [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), nuo (Esperanto), nyy (Finnish), nu [masculine] (French), ni [masculine] (Galician), Ny [neuter] (German), νι (ni) [neuter] (Greek), (Hungarian), ニュー (nyū) (Japanese), (ni) (Japanese), (nyu) (Korean), nu (Malay), نو (nu) (Persian), ni [neuter] (Polish), ny [neuter] (Polish), ni [masculine] (Portuguese), ню (nju) [neuter] (Russian), ни (ni) [Greek, modern, neuter] (Russian), ни [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), ni [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), ni [feminine] (Spanish), นิว (niu) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-nu-en-noun-YMlh8J~7 Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Greek letter names Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 19 24 22 21 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 8 17 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 15 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 16 43 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 11 7 11 62 9 Disambiguation of 'name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν': 93 7
  2. A measure of constringence in lenses or prisms. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nu-en-noun-e4GQSoMH Categories (other): English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 19 24 22 21 14 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 8 17 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 15 39 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ephelcystic nu, movable nu, nu movable
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "lang_code": "ar",
          "roman": "nū",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "نُو"
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          "lang_code": "ast",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
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          "word": "nü"
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          "lang_code": "ca",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "ni"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "lang_code": "cmn",
          "roman": "niǔ",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "紐 /纽"
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          "lang_code": "cs",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
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          "word": "ný"
        },
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "ny"
        },
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "lang_code": "nl",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
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          "word": "nu"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "lang_code": "eo",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "nuo"
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "lang_code": "fi",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "nyy"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "lang_code": "fr",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nu"
        },
        {
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "lang_code": "gl",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ni"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "lang_code": "de",
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          "word": "Ny"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "lang_code": "el",
          "roman": "ni",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "νι"
        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "lang_code": "grc",
          "roman": "nû",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "νῦ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "nű"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ja",
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          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "nyū",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "ニュー"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "lang_code": "ja",
          "roman": "ni",
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          "word": "ニ"
        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "lang_code": "ko",
          "roman": "nyu",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "뉴"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
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          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "nu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "nu",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "نو"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
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          ],
          "word": "ni"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "lang_code": "pl",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
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            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ny"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "lang_code": "pt",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ni"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "nju",
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "ню"
        },
        {
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          "lang_code": "ru",
          "roman": "ni",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
            "Greek",
            "modern",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "ни"
        },
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
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          "word": "ни"
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "lang_code": "sh",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ni"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "lang_code": "th",
          "roman": "niu",
          "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
          "word": "นิว"
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/njuː/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/nu/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    {
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}

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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
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    "Terms with Malay translations",
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    "Terms with Polish translations",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "lang_code": "az",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "nü"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "niǔ",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "紐 /纽"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ny"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
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      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nu"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "nuo"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "nyy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nu"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ny"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "ni",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νι"
    },
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      "roman": "nû",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "νῦ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "nű"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "nyū",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "ニュー"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "roman": "ni",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "ニ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "lang_code": "ko",
      "roman": "nyu",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "뉴"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "lang_code": "ms",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "nu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "nu",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "نو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "nju",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ню"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "ni",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "Greek",
        "modern",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ни"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ни"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ni"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "lang_code": "th",
      "roman": "niu",
      "sense": "name for the letter of the Greek alphabet: Ν and ν",
      "word": "นิว"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nu"
}

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        "An exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt, etc."
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        "Jewish"
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        "Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)"
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        "(Jewish) Well? (Used as a question to demand an answer from someone reluctant to answer.)"
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        "Jewish"
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      "ipa": "/nu/",
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "nu",
      "sense": "exclamation of surprise, emphasis, doubt etc.",
      "word": "ну"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
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}

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      "word": "nu-disco"
    },
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      "word": "nu gaze"
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    {
      "word": "nu-house"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu jazz"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu-male"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu metal"
    },
    {
      "word": "nu skool"
    },
    {
      "word": "NuTrek"
    },
    {
      "word": "NuWho"
    }
  ],
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  "etymology_text": "Phonetic respelling of new.",
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      "sense": "etymologically unrelated terms containing the word \"nu\"",
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      "sense": "etymologically unrelated terms containing the word \"nu\"",
      "word": "nu body"
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        "(slang spelling) new"
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}

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