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- namable
- nameable
- names of Canadian universities (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- names of government departments (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- nano-
- nas-
- naso-
- National Assembly
- National Capital Region
- nay
- NB
- N.B.
- NDT
- near
- necessary prerequisite
- need
- needs
- neither … nor
- neo-
- Net (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- neuro-
- never used to
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newfoundland Daylight Time
- Newfoundland Standard Time
- new French spelling (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- new innovation
- new recruit
- Nfld.
- NL
- N.L.
- no
- noci-
- noct-
- nocti-
- non-
- nona-
- non-flammable
- non-inflammable
- non sequitur
- Northwest Territories
- Norwego-
- notify
- not quite
- noun
- noun clause
- noun phrase
- noun used as an adjective
- Nova Scotia
- Nowel
- NS
- N.S.
- NST
- NT
- NU
- nulli-
- number
- numbers: age
- numbers: clarity
- numbers: comparative and inclusive numbers
- numbers: consistency
- numbers: decimal fractions
- numbers: governmental and historical designations
- number sign
- numbers in compound adjectives
- numbers: market quotations
- numbers: mathematical usage
- numbers: money
- numbers: names of organizations
- numbers: plurals
- numbers: quantities and measures
- numbers: ratios
- numbers: reference numbers
- numbers: Roman numerals
- numbers: round numbers
- numbers: spelled-out numbers
- numbers starting a sentence
- numbers used as nouns
- numbers: votes and scores
- number symbol
- numeric date
- Nunavut
- N.W.T.
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numbers in compound adjectives
Normally, for numbers used in compound adjectives, write out those from one to nine, and use numerals for the rest:
- seven-hour day
- two-metre-wide entrance
- a 10-year-old boy
Number with an abbreviation or symbol
If the unit is represented by an abbreviation, use numerals.
- a 5-lb. bag of flour
- two 6-ft. lengths of timber
Do not use a hyphen between a numeral and a non-letter symbol or between a numeral and a metric unit symbol:
- a 90° angle
- four 100 °C thermometers
- a 2.36 m high jump
- three 5 L containers
For more information, see ABBREVIATIONS: INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM OF UNITS (SI).
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