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nu

1 American  
[noo, nyoo] / nu, nyu /

noun

  1. the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).

  2. the consonant sound represented by this letter.

nu 2 American  
[noo] / nu /

interjection

  1. well? so? so what?

Nu 3 American  
[noo] / nu /

noun

  1. U Thauin Nu, 1907–1995, Burmese political leader: prime minister 1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62.

  2. Egyptian Religion Nun.

Nu 1 British  
/ njuː /

noun

  1. U (uː), original name Thakin Nu. 1907–95, Burmese statesman and writer; prime minister (1948–56, 1957–58, 1960–62). He attempted to establish parliamentary democracy, but was ousted (1962) by Ne Win

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nu 2 British  
/ njuː /

noun

  1. the 13th letter in the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν), a consonant, transliterated as n

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nu 3 British  

abbreviation

  1. Niue

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nu- 4 British  

prefix

  1. informal indicating an updated or modern version of something

    nu-metal music
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Etymology

Origin of nu1

1885–90; < Greek nû < Semitic; nun 2

Origin of nu2

1890–95; < Yiddish; cognate with Old High German, Middle High German nū (adv. and conjunction), German nu (dial. and colloquial) well! well now! See now

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