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notional principal amount
notochord
notopodium
notoriety
notorious
notorious possession
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
notum
notwithstanding
notwork
Nouakchott
nougat
nought
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noughts and crosses
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notum
no·tum [ nṓtəm ] (plural no·ta [ nṓtə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
part of insect's thorax: a hard protective covering on an insect's thorax
[Late 19th century. < Greek nōton "back"]
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