Rn

1 of 3

symbol

radon

RN

2 of 3

noun

RN

3 of 3

abbreviation

Royal Navy

Examples of Rn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The funding will go towards equipment and support the school’s RN to BSN program, which aims to increase the number of BSN graduates in local hospitals by helping nurses with associate’s degrees get their bachelor’s while working. Caroline Catherman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2024 After the first round in constituencies where no candidate won outright, an unprecedented number of seats – over 300 - went to a three-way run-off favoring the RN. Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 2 July 2024 Faced with the prospect of an RN government, leaders of the NFP and Mr. Macron’s Renaissance group are each calling on their candidates to stand down in constituencies where the other party has the better chance of beating the RN, pooling the anti-RN vote. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2024 The question remains whether the level of funding for Ukraine would change under an RN government. Hugo Leenhardt, ABC News, 1 July 2024 The result marks the first time the RN, headed by far-right populist Marine Le Pen, has won more than 20 percent of the vote in a parliamentary election. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 July 2024 Per a poll released by Ipsos-Talan, RN has taken 34% of the votes, with the left wing New Popular Front (NPF) alliance trailing behind with 28.1% and President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist Ensemble bloc coming in third with 20.3% of votes cast. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2024 But on another level, the RN’s rise should be truly shocking. Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 28 June 2024 Meanwhile, some conservative members of parliament have followed their party leader, Eric Ciotti, into an alliance with the RN, breaking a hitherto strict taboo on aligning with the extreme right. Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1903, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Rn was in 1903

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“Rn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rn. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

RN

noun
ˌär-ˈen

Medical Definition

Rn

1 of 2 symbol
radon

RN

2 of 2 noun

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