n
nounUK /ɛn/
US /ɛn/
The letter that comes after m in the alphabet.
Please write the letter n at the start of your name.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A short way to write north, a direction on a map.
The compass needle points to N.
3. In math, a letter used to stand for an unknown number.
If n plus two equals five, then n is three.
4. In grammar, a short way to write noun.
The dictionary marks the word as n. for noun.