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“None” or “Nun”

none / nun are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

none n·AH·n

  • nouna canonical hour that is the ninth hour of the day counting from sunrise.
  • nouna service in the Roman Catholic Church formerly read or chanted at 3 PM (the ninth hour counting from sunrise) but now somewhat earlier.
  • adjectivenot any.
  • adverbnot at all or in no way.

nun n·AH·n

  • nouna woman religious.
  • nounthe 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Usage

Examples in context

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“none”

  • Colorado would have none of that, however, and dealt…
  • …treasure on the island, but none has been found.
  • None of the twenty-two Northern Premier…
  • None of the families and 0.8%…
  • …an electric starter before, but none of them were successful.
  • …is –ø or it has none at all and its syntactic…
  • …were the defending champions, but none competed this year.
  • And none of this is getting under…
  • When Champ is kidnapped by none other than a still alive…
  • Records – none 1993 split Sabine

“nun”

  • …opening track was "Non Stop Nun", and he apparently had been…
  • …Circumcision of Christ), : Jesu, nun sei gepreiset, BWV 41 (K
  • …in Bayelsa State where the Nun River estuary meets the Atlantic
  • The Black Nun of Moret, Louise Marie-Thérèse (1664–1732),…
  • …1923) was a Roman Catholic nun, founder of the religious institute…
  • …of the song is self-styled nun, prophet and astronomer 'Sister Marie…
  • Ei nun, güldnes Seelenlicht,
  • …also known as The Black Nun of Moret (c. 1658 –…
  • …of Advent (Advent I), : Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV…
  • …a roaring fire to the nun leading some schoolboys, narrating how…

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