Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n/s

/ɛn ɛs/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English

Syllables
n/s
IPA
/ɛn ɛs/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of non-smoker.

noun

Initialism of nuclear ship: a ship's prefix for shipnames of nuclear-powered ships.

adj

Abbreviation of non-serviceable, used on tags attached to equipment needing servicing.

Canadian usage

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Frequently Paired Words

NS N.S. N. S. N/D M/S M/V S/S S/V

Questions

How do you pronounce n/s?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛn ɛs/.
What does n/s mean?
Initialism of non-smoker.
Where does n/s come from?
Abbreviations.

How to pronounce n/s

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