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Nunc Dimittis (in Christianity, music)
Nuristani (member of a Dardic-speaking people)
nurse's aide (person)
nursery (in agriculture)
nursery rhyme (in literature)
nursery school (in education)
nursing (in medicine)
nut (in botany)
nutation (in astronomy)
nutcracker (bird)
nuthatch (bird)
nutmeg (herb, tree)
NutraSweet (trademark for a brand of aspartame)
nutria (rodent)
nutrition (food)
nux vomica (drug)
Nuyorican (person of Puerto Rican birth or descent)