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  2. Robert Nares - Wikipedia

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    Robert Nares (9 June 1753, York – 23 ... There was a reissue of this book in 1792 with the revised title General Rules for the Pronunciation of the English Language.

  3. Nostril - Wikipedia

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    A nostril (or naris / ˈ n ɛər ɪ s /, pl.: nares / ˈ n ɛər iː z /) is either of the two orifices of the nose. They enable the entry and exit of air and other gasses through the nasal cavities. In birds and mammals, they contain branched bones or cartilages called turbinates, whose function is to warm air on inhalation and remove moisture ...

  4. Nares (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Edward Nares, English historian; Eric Paytherus Nares, major general, commander of British troops in Berlin 1945–1947; Geoffrey Nares, English stage actor; George Nares, English explorer and naval officer; George Nares (judge), English judge; James Nares (artist), British-American artist; James Nares (composer), English composer

  5. Nose - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 October 2024. Organ that smells and facilitates breathing For other uses, see Nose (disambiguation). This article is about noses in general. For the article about noses in humans, see Human nose. Nose Nose of a dog Details Identifiers Latin nasus MeSH D009666 TA98 A06.1.01.001 A01.1.00.009 TA2 117 ...

  6. List of irregularly spelled English names - Wikipedia

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    This is a set of lists of English personal and place names having spellings that are counterintuitive to their pronunciation because the spelling does not accord with conventional pronunciation associations. Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages.

  7. Narses - Wikipedia

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    Narses (also sometimes written Nerses; Latin pronunciation:; Armenian: Նարսես; [citation needed] Greek: Ναρσής; 478–573) was, with Belisarius, one of the great generals in the service of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Roman reconquest that took place during Justinian's reign.

  8. List of Greek and Latin roots in English/N - Wikipedia

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    Root Meaning in English Origin language Etymology (root origin) English examples nap-turnip: Latin: nāpus: napiform, neep nar-nostril: Latin: naris: internarial ...

  9. Beak - Wikipedia

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    The nares are two holes—circular, oval or slit-like in shape—which lead to the nasal cavities within the bird's skull, and thus to the rest of the respiratory system. [10] (p375) In most bird species, the nares are located in the basal third of the upper mandible. Kiwis are a notable exception; their nares are located at the tip of their ...