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radon

¹RN

noun \ˌär-ˈen\

Definition of RN

: registered nurse

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First Known Use of RN

1903

Rhymes with RN

again, amen, Ardennes, Big Ben, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, doyenne, Estienne, fen-phen, game hen, hang ten, hapten, Karen, La Tène, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne

²RN

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Definition of RN

Royal Navy

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radon

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