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Definitions: Mn |
MnNoun1. A hard brittle gray polyvalent metallic element that resembles iron but is not magnetic; used in making steel; occurs in many minerals. 2. A midwestern state. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | Mn |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
Mn | Danish | Mangan | Chemistry |
Mn | Dutch | Mangaan | Chemistry |
Mn | English | Manganese | Chemistry |
MN | French | Mongolie | Geography, Law |
MN | German | Mongolei | Geography |
MN | Greek | Μογγολία | Geography |
Mn | Latin | Manganum | Chemistry |
Mn | Portuguese | Manganês | Chemistry |
Mn | Spanish | Manganeso | Chemistry |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: MnSynonyms: atomic number 25 (n), manganese (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Mn |
| Specialty definitions using "Mn": calcium autunite ♦ ferro-manganese ♦ Glycophorin ♦ Kronecker product of matrices ♦ nuclear magneton ♦ Peripheral Technology Group. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mn" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Latin (manganese), Swedish (arms). |
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![]() | Mther and daughter tend their campfire a Two Lakes camping ground on the Chequamegon National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Fishing at Knutsen Dam on th Chippewa National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. |
![]() | FS Ranger p addles a canoe into the Boundary Waters in the Superior National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Scenic sunset looking onto Lake Superior in the Superior National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. |
![]() | Loon in the Boundary Waters of the Superior National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Canoeing on the Boundary Waters of the Superior National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. |
![]() | Wilderness Ranger enjoys the view of Clearwater Lake on the Superior National Forest, MN. Credit: USDA. | ![]() | Acrylic painting of a Canada Goose by Robert Hautman, 205 N. Union Terrace Lane, Plymouth, MN 55441. The goose is standing on reeds by a Minnesota lake with feathers ruffling in the wind and sun. Bob's outstanding achievements also include 1995 Minnesota Pheasant Stamp, the 1992 and 1993 Minnesota State Duck Stamp, and the 1989 Nevada State Duck Stamp. Other honors include the Ducks Unlimited Flyway artist in 1996 and the featured artist at the prestigious Michigan Wildlife art show in 1990. As the third Hautman brother to win the Federal Duck Stamp Competition, Bob was the second place winner in the 1994 contest when his brother Jim won with a pair of mallards depicted on the 1995 stamp. Return to the Federal Duck Stamp Office Home Page. |
![]() | Peace and prosperity symbolized by healthy, happy workers standing over the broken bonds of tyranny--Abundant harvest and industrial growth illuminated by rising sun] / MN [monogram]. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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Business | The four cellular companies now have 3.5 million subscribers, 25 percent above the level of 1998. The government collected a total of US$1.2 billion for PCS licenses awarded in June 1999. It collected a total of US$976 million for licenses awarded for the Buenos Aires metropolitan area. PCS licenses in Greater Buenos Aires were awarded to Telefonica/Telecom (US$350 mn) and GTE (US$301 mn) for a total of US$651 million through an auction. (references) | |
Children | Russia | In October the newsweekly Vremya MN reported that there were approximately 28,000 street children in Moscow, according to a sociological survey. (references) |
Economic History | Uae | The Asab Gas Development project (AGD) will process 825 mn cfd of sour gas for reinjection, generating 100,000 b/d of condensate from the Thamama F and G reservoirs of the Asab field. (references) |
Cote D'ivoire | Ocean Energy's Lion and Panther gas fields officially came into production in 1995 and the Apache/Bouygues (French) Foxtrot field (1.15 mn cubic meters/day building to 1.4 mn cubic meters/day in 2001) came on line in December 1998. A Straddle plant for the Lion gas field production came on line in late 1998 with the possibility of producing about 25,000 mt/year of LPG. The gas supplied by both companies currently goes mainly to power electrical generating plants in Cte d'Ivoire. (references) | |
Travel | Colombia | Colombian Consulates throughout the United States are located in Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Beverly Hills, CA; Chicago, IL; Houston, TX; Coral Gables, FL; Minneapolis, MN; New Orleans, LA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; Wheeling, WV; East Lake, OH; Detroit, MI. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Mn" is generally used as an unclassified items -- approximately 93.33% of the time. "Mn" is used about 60 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Unclassified Items | 93.33% | 56 | 45,296 |
| Noun (common) | 6.67% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Total | 100.00% | 60 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
minneapolis mn | 21,065 | new ulm mn | 245 |
mn dnr | 725 | mn twin | 230 |
mankato mn | 686 | st paul mn | 226 |
grand rapid mn | 655 | st cloud mn | 211 |
international falls mn | 608 | mn state lottery | 202 |
winona mn | 606 | fair mn state | 200 |
mn | 508 | walker mn | 200 |
lakeville mn | 396 | two harbor mn | 198 |
minnetonka mn | 374 | virginia mn | 179 |
mn lottery | 330 | lake elmo mn | 174 |
hibbing mn | 317 | little falls mn | 173 |
marshall mn | 316 | mn dmv | 164 |
hopkins mn | 305 | inver grove heights mn | 158 |
hutchinson mn | 289 | mn state | 155 |
mn job bank | 275 | worthington mn | 154 |
hastings mn | 273 | mn map | 151 |
monticello mn | 260 | wayzata mn | 146 |
willmar mn | 254 | litchfield mn | 145 |
mn park state | 250 | lake city mn | 144 |
grand marais mn | 248 | moorhead mn | 142 |
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| Language | Translations for "Mn"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Chinese | " (manganese). (various references) | ||||
Korean | 망간 (manganese). (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | mnay | ||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Manganum. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "Mn": mnemonic, mnemonically, mnemonics. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "Mn": autumn, bedamn, column, condemn, contemn, damn, dislimn, goddamn, hymn, limn, multicolumn, solemn. (additional references) | |
Words containing "Mn": almner, almners, alumna, alumnae, alumni, alumnus, amnesia, amnesiac, amnesiacs, amnesias, amnesic, amnesics, amnestic, amnestied, amnesties, amnesty, amnestying, amnia, amnic, amnio, amniocenteses, amniocentesis, amnion, amnionic, amnions, amnios, amniote, amniotes, amniotic, anamneses, anamnesis, anamnestic, autumnal, autumnally, autumns, bedamned, bedamning, bedamns, belemnite, belemnites, buxomness, buxomnesses, calmness, calmnesses, calumniate, calumniated, calumniates, calumniating, calumniation, calumniations, calumniator. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words containing the letters "m-n" | |
+1 letter: man, men, mon, mun, nam, nim, nom. | |
+2 letters: amen, amin, damn, hymn, limn, main, mana, mane, mano, mans, many, maun, mawn, mean, mend, meno, menu, mien, mina, mind, mine, mini, mink, mint, minx, moan, monk, mono, mons, mony, moon, morn, mown, muni, muns, muon, myna, name, neem, nema, neum, nims, noma, nome, noms, norm, numb, omen. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4D 6E |
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001101 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)M n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004D 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4780 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , 중국 |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , 한국 |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , 영국 |
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