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Webster 1913 Edition


Nunnation

Nun-na′tion

,
Noun.
[From
nun
, the Arabic name of the letter n: cf. NL.
nunnatio
, F.
nunnation
.]
(Arabic Gram.)
The pronunciation of n at the end of words.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nunnation

NUNNA'TION

,
Noun.
In Arabic grammar, from the name of N, the pronunciation of n at the end of words.

Definition 2024


nunnation

nunnation

English

Noun

nunnation (plural nunnations)

  1. The addition of a final n-sound to words in some Semitic languages
  2. A stammering speech disorder, in which the /n/ sound is given to other consonants.

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