N's
Several of these
N's is the plural of the letter N, or its possessive form.
As a plural: The sign had two N's in a row.
As a possessive: The N's crossbar was broken.
In informal speech, N's can abbreviate various phrases depending on context, such as What are your N's? for numbers or names.
Reduction in size
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- singularOne in number
- syntaxRules for arranging words
orthography · elision · abbreviation · pronoun · antecedent · modifier · noun · phrase
Related people together
- relativesThose connected by blood
- siblingsFellow offspring
- parentsMother and father
- childrenYoung human beings
descendants · ancestors · clan · lineage · bloodline · heritage · ancestry · genealogy
Quantities divisible evenly
- instancesIndividual cases or examples
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
- variationsModified versions of something
- iterationsSuccessive passes through process
versions · occurrences · cases · samples · specimens · entries · items · units
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
- genitiveCase expressing ownership
apostrophe · title · deed · asset · holdings · patrimony · inheritance · bequest
contraction
Reduction in size
- apostropheMark showing ownership
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- singularOne in number
syntax · orthography · elision · abbreviation · pronoun · antecedent · modifier · noun · phrase · morpheme
family
Related people together
children · descendants · ancestors · clan · lineage · bloodline · heritage · ancestry · genealogy · progeny
multiples
Quantities divisible evenly
- instancesIndividual cases or examples
- examplesParticular illustrative instances
- variationsModified versions of something
iterations · versions · occurrences · cases · samples · specimens · entries · items · units · copies
ownership
Legal right of possession
- belongingState of fitting in
- propertySomething owned or inherent
- possessiveOverly attached, often toxically
genitive · apostrophe · title · deed · asset · holdings · patrimony · inheritance · bequest · stewardship