rn

R1N1

proper noun

Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).

“I'm so tired RN.”

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RMNregistered nurseradonatomic number 86
OriginPortuguese RN ← Italian RN →
CommonScrabble 2
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Meanings

rn1

adverbrn (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of right now.

    Barrel jeans are all the rave rn—let's see you in a pair!

    2024 October 8, Megan Uy, Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien, “65+ Fall Prime Day Fashion Deals Your Closet Is Begging You to Shop”, in Cosmopolitan

RN2

adverbRN (not comparable)
  1. Internetabbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of right now.

    I'm so tired RN.

nounRN (plural RNs)

plural RNs

  1. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of registered nurse.
proper noun
  1. UKabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Royal Navy.

    John Richards, RN, was a guest at the inn last night.

    1 more example

    A chart of Singapore, by Mr. John Richards, R.N., has recently been published by the Admiralty on the scale of 12 inches to a mile; it shows at a glance the docks, coal-wharfs, and other accommodation at that flourishing entrepôt of the trade of the East.

    1862, “Address to the Royal Geographical Society of London; Delivered at the Anniversary Meeting on the 26th May, 1862, by the Lord Ashburton, President”, in Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, volume 32, page civ-clxxii
  2. Richard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).

    Synonyms: RMN

RN3

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Rio Grande do Norte: a state of Brazil.
nounRN (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationhistoricalinitialismuncountablegovernmentAbbreviation of Royal Italian ship, used as a ship prefix.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounRichard Nixon, the 37th U.S. president (1913-1994, served 1969-1974).

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RMN

More synonyms by meaning

nouna graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration

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registered nurse
Broader
nurse

nouna radioactive gaseous element formed by the disintegration of radium; the heaviest of the inert gasses; occurs naturally (especially in areas over granite) and is considered a hazard to health

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radonatomic number 86
Broader
noble gasinert gasargonon
Also see
radonregistered nurseright now

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Origin

RN · adverb, noun, proper noun

Abbreviation.

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RN · proper noun, noun

  1. ItalianRN
  2. PortugueseRN
  3. EnglishRN

Borrowed from other languages: * (Brazil): From Portuguese RN, from Rio Grande do Norte, from rio+norte. * (Italy): From Italian RN, from Regia Nave, from regia (“royal”)+nave (“ship”).

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Chicago

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