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A Nilometer. An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.
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A nitro derivative of methane obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also nitrocarbol.
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A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.
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A noctambulist. A somnambulist. A person who is subject to somnambulism; one who walks in his sleep; a sleepwalker; a noctambulist.
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A nocturnal South American monkey (Callithrix discolor), noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.
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A nomad. One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.
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A nominalist. One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.
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A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.
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A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.
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