UN
UN is defined as an abbreviation for the United Nations.
(abbreviation)An example of UN is the UN Council, or the United Nations Security Council.
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Origin: ME < OE, akin to Gr an-, a- (see a-, an-), L in- (see in-), and to the negative elements in no, not, nor
not, lack of, the opposite of: unconcern, unreason, unwontedOrigin: ME un-, on- < OE un-, on-, and-, back, akin to Ger ent-, Du ont-
back; the reverse or removal of: added to verbs to indicate a reversal of the action and to nouns to indicate a removal or release of the thing mentioned or from the condition, place, etc. indicated, and sometimes used merely as an intensive [unbind, unfold; unbonnet, unbosom; unloose]
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- Not: unhappy.
- Opposite of; contrary to: unrest.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English; see ne in Indo-European roots
. Usage Note: The negative prefix un- attaches chiefly to adjectives (unable, unclean, unequal, unripe, unsafe) and participles used as adjectives (unfeeling, unflinching, unfinished, unsaid), and less frequently to nouns (unbelief, unconcern, unrest). Sometimes the noun form of an adjective with the un- prefix has the prefix in-, as in inability, inequality, injustice, and instability. A few stems appear with both prefixes with distinctions of meaning. Inhuman means “brutal, monstrous,” while unhuman means “not of human form, superhuman.” • When used with adjectives, un- often has a sense distinct from that of non-. Non- picks out the set of things that are not in the category denoted by the stem to which it is attached, whereas un- picks out properties unlike those of the typical examples of the category. Thus nonmilitary personnel are those who are not members of the military, whereas someone who is unmilitary is unlike a typical soldier in dress, habits, or attitudes.- To reverse or undo the result of a specified action: unbind.
- a. To deprive of or remove a specified thing: unfrock.b. To release, free, or remove from: unyoke.
- Used as an intensive: unloose.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Old English on-
Origin: , alteration (influenced by un-, not)
Origin: of ond-, and-, an-, against, opposing; see ant- in Indo-European roots
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