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Na

UK/nɑː/ US/ˈnɑ/ common slang

noun

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a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

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From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

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