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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation Genesis
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun This initial combination, in which the g, formerly pronounced, is now silent, occurs in words of Anglo-Saxon origin, as gnat, gnaw (and obs. gnast, guide, etc.); words of Low German (rarely of High German) or Scandinavian origin, in which gn- is variable to or stands for kn-, as gnag, gnar, gnar, gnarl, gnarl, gnash, gnast, gneiss, etc.; words of Latin or Greek origin, as gnarity, Gnaphalium, gnthitis, gnome, gnomon, etc.; words of other foreign origin, as gnu, Gnetum, etc.
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Examples
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* After the end of the show, a select few, like Harper's Bazaar Editor Glenda Bailey above with Gn, are invited backstage to meet the designer.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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At 11: 30am, when the Andrew Gn, show was scheduled to begin, the photographers began hollering, or perhaps we should say catcalling, for the show to start.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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Though their pricey gowns (designed by Jenny Packham, Azzaro and Andrew Gn, respectively) are out of most people's price range, look-alikes are available for less. $375 at Alycedesigns. com.
Fashion Forward: Blanchett is bright in Armani's Black Lace makeup 2010
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Sunday I got a chance to see the Andrew Gn (pronounced "gin") show.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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Gn, who is based in Paris, says he got inspiration for his spring collection after discovering an antique eyelet christening dress in London.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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For more photos of the Andrew Gn show, visit SheSez.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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Indeed, this aspect appears in the cycle of nearly all the days of creation and reaches its culmination after the creation of man: "God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gn 1: 31).
Dr. Janet Smith replies to Dr. Schindler, defends Christopher West 2009
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Speaking of the front row, I couldn't help but smile at the "pump" sized fashionista above, who attended the Gn show with her mother, sitting in the most prominent spot.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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However, for his Spring 2011 collection, Gn focused eyelet cotton voile with lace insets, silk georgette and silk crepe in all sorts of colors.
Linda Grasso: Behind the Scenes at the Andrew Gn Show in Paris Linda Grasso 2010
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Gn 1: 2, and the light was separated from the darkness.
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