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CERN
CERN [ surn ]


noun 
Definition:
 
EU organization studying high-energy particle physics: an EU organization that carries out research into high-energy particle physics, now called the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.
Full form  Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire
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