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标题: N
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N, 14th letter in the English alphabet, derived from the Latin, which in turn
was based on a Greek letter. It was called nu by the Greeks, from its Semitic
and Phoenician name, nun, signifying 揻ish,� which was based on an Egyptian
hieroglyph representing a waterline.
The sound of the letter is produced through the nose by vibrating the vocal
cords while the oral passage is closed off by the tongue. Some other languages,
for example, French, have a dental n, produced by placing the tongue against
the back of the upper teeth. It is silent after m in words such as solemn and
hymn.

"N," Copyright (c) 1994 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation. --

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