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un

  [uhn] ,
Use un in a Sentence
–pronoun Dialect.
one: young uns; He's a bad un.
Also, 'un.

UN

 
United Nations (def. 1).
Also, U.N.

un-

1 
a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment).
Origin:
ME un-, on-, OE; c. D on-, Goth, G un-, ON ū-, ō-; akin to L in-, Gk an-, a-. See a- 6 , an- 1 , in- 3

Synonyms:
See in- 3 .

un-

2 
a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose).
Origin:
ME, OE un-, on-; c. Goth and-, D ont-, G ent-; akin to L ante, Gk antí; cf. ante-, anti-

Note:
See un- 1 .
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UN  
abbr.  United Nations
United Nations  
Abbr. UN
An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development.
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un

Used in stock transaction tables in newspapers to indicate unit shares: WebD un. Also called ut.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Language Translation for : un
Spanish: un, una,
German: ein, *e,
Japanese: １つの
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un
unit
UN
  1. United Nations
  2. until (shortwave transmission)
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