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NE
Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE, Neb.
(noun) a midwestern state on the Great Plains
northeast, nor'-east, northeastward, NE
(noun) the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
neon, Ne, atomic number
(noun) a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
ne (not comparable)
(obsolete) Not.
Conjunction
ne
(obsolete) Nor.
Usage notes
• Ne survives only as part of the oral tradition in rural Scotland and Northern England. It is almost never used in common speech.
Anagrams
• -en, EN, en, en-
Proper noun
NE
Abbreviation of Nebraska, a state of the United States of America.
Abbreviation of New English «Modern English»
Initialism of New England, a region of the United States of America.
Noun
NE (uncountable)
Initialism of northeast, a cardinal point of the compass.
Initialism of norepinephrine.
Adjective
NE (not comparable)
Initialism of northeastern.
Initialism of not evaluated.
Anagrams
• -en, EN, en, en-
Source: Wiktionary
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