N

1. the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in ran , done ; but when immediately followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in single , sink , conquer ), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph ng in sing , bring , etc. This is a simple but related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 243-246.
2. A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.

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