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Chemistry.</i></div></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->neodymium.</div></div></span></li></ol><div class="pzAb4KG141SuMsit5NFK"><hr/><div></div><hr/></div></div></section></div></div><div class="adM0BEl1UL_AaQOMMu8E" id="dictionary-entry-2"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">ND</p><sup>2</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="american-nd-2-abbreviation"><h2>abbreviation for</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- --> <a href="/browse/neurodivergent">neurodivergent <!-- -->( <!-- -->def <!-- -->1 <!-- -->)</a>.<!-- --> <!-- -->Also<!-- --> <strong>nd</strong></div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Stock Exchange. </em> <!-- -->(especially of bonds) next day (delivery).<!-- --> <!-- -->Also<!-- --> <strong>NDD</strong></div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <a href="/browse/north-dakota">North Dakota</a> <!-- -->(approved especially for use with zip code).</div></div></span></li></ol></div></section></div></div><div class="adM0BEl1UL_AaQOMMu8E" id="dictionary-entry-3"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">n.d.</p><sup>3</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="american-nd-3-abbreviation"><h2>abbreviation for</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->no date.</div></div></span></li></ol></div></section></div></div></section><section class="LOhivfok408KJsgcv8Ab" data-type="british-dictionary-entries-module"><div class=""><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">Nd</p><sup>1</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div></section><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-nd-1-symbol-chemical"><h2>the chemical symbol for</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->neodymium</div></div></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete &amp; Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons &amp; Co. 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Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</footer></div></section></div></div><div class="XGv6INcAxMnhr2WgSrQg"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">ND</p><sup>3</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div></section><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-nd-3-abbreviation"><h2>abbreviation for</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->North Dakota</div></div></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete &amp; Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons &amp; Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</footer></div></section></div></div></section><div data-wknd-infeed-div="true"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section data-type="example-sentences-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT" id="example-sentences">Discover More</div><h2 class="tEJceV7YF9MUrC51KXg7">Example Sentences</h2><div class="cvsG3hVexBzNtKDHK2Cw"><svg class="hKc5_7ESpepHS_34gUUw IBsbMjvaaz5tJu_nywAU" height="20" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><script type="text/comment"><!--! 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Mock, and data-reduction routines were modified from an original version by M. Garçon.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25754" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Nature" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25754" rel="nofollow">Nature</a></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE eK0SbwCbuTiZNmg5Q8ag"><div class="SZjJlj7dd7R6mDTODwIT"><p class="ZBaOeEicp1FaXQoUFZBy">Advertisement</p><div class="dictionary_content_300x250_noflex_1"></div></div></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section data-type="more-about-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT OZrNEObIVT19WL9kFOCg" id="more-about">Discover More</div><div class="ZcF5CUKLQubeazu37VDu"><h2 class="qZCybSKTdkrLrPLY7ev_">About This Word</h2><div class="sbl9gogztXjhgr2q6sqW"><h3 class="o7N_IMl_ojUq84P65juL">What else does <i>ND</i> mean?</h3><div class="SsOrtxsSDCwEXwEAYUHa"><p><i>Nd</i> is a <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/typo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">typo</a> or short form of <i>and</i>, common in digital communication.</p> <p><i>ND</i> can also stand for <i>neuro-divergent</i> or <i>Notre Dame</i>.</p> <p><b>How is </b><b><i>ND </i></b><b>pronounced?</b></p> [ en-dee ] </div></div><div class="sbl9gogztXjhgr2q6sqW"><h3 class="o7N_IMl_ojUq84P65juL">Where does <i>ND</i> come from?</h3><div class="SsOrtxsSDCwEXwEAYUHa"><p><i>Nd</i> originates as a misspelling or shortening of the word <i><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/and" target="_blank" rel="noopener">and</a>. </i>It was entered on Urban Dictionary in 2003, though certainly texters and typists had already long been using it.</p> <p>Since then, it’s become a somewhat common practice on social media like Twitter or Twitch, the game streaming platform, to use <i>nd</i> for <i>and</i> either to save space or as a typo due to fast typing.</p> <p><i>ND</i> is also an occasional abbreviation for <i>neuro-</i><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/divergent" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>divergent</i></a>, a term in use since at least the late 1990s for people who aren’t <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/neurotypical" target="_blank" rel="noopener">neurotypical</a>, or someone with so-called normal <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/neurological" target="_blank" rel="noopener">neurological</a> behavior and development. A <i>neuro-divergent</i> person may include a person with <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/autism" target="_blank" rel="noopener">autism</a>, for instance, or <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/schizophrenia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">schizophrenia</a>.</p> <p>The University of Notre Dame in Indiana, founded in 1842, is frequently shortened to <i>ND</i>, as seen in their school logo and Twitter handle of its popular football team, @NDFootball.</p> </div></div><div class="sbl9gogztXjhgr2q6sqW"><h3 class="o7N_IMl_ojUq84P65juL">How is <i>ND</i> used in real life?</h3><div class="SsOrtxsSDCwEXwEAYUHa"><p>Expect to see <i>nd</i> for <i>and </i>in texts and on social media. As noted, sometimes it’s a typo, other times a time-saver.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">And the thing is, immigrants are the ones that actually get down nd do the hard work that alot of americans don&#x27;t wanna do <a href="https://t.co/pMvaYYqn6Q">https://t.co/pMvaYYqn6Q</a></p> <p>— 🌴₩ill¥🌴🇯🇲 (@thatnibbawilly_) <a href="https://twitter.com/thatnibbawilly_/status/1055290960324771840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2018</a></p></blockquote> <p></p> <p><i>ND</i> for <i>neuro-divergent </i>is used in the mental health community, especially by people who identify as <a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/neurodiversity" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><i>neurodiverse</i></a> in some way.</p> <p><i>ND</i> for <i>Notre Dame</i> is quite common among the university’s many sports fans, too.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">I hate when ND football has bye weeks tbh</p> <p>— Molly Brinkman (@mollsbrink) <a href="https://twitter.com/mollsbrink/status/1053670282618114049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2018</a></p></blockquote> <p></p> </div></div><div class="sbl9gogztXjhgr2q6sqW"><h3 class="o7N_IMl_ojUq84P65juL">Note</h3><div class="SsOrtxsSDCwEXwEAYUHa"><p>This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. 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