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Gnu | Gnutella | Gnupg | Gnustep | Gnuplot | Gnus | Gnucash | Gnudi

Gnu meaning

Abbreviation of government of national unity.

Synonyms of Gnu

wildebeest antelope

Related words

Other words often associated with Gnu or its synonyms:

bovid

Using Gnu

  • The main meaning on this page is: Abbreviation of government of national unity.
  • Useful related words include: wildebeest, antelope.
  • In the example corpus, gnu often appears in combinations such as: the gnu, unity gnu, gnu general.

Context around Gnu

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 13 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

unity 2× key 1× free 1× programs 1× compiler 1× sorcerer 1× license 1× smoking 1×

Often after:

project 5× general 3× software 1× debugger 1× binutils 1× assembler 1× manifesto 1× operating 1× lilypond 1× bison 1×

Sentence patterns with Gnu

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

under the gnu general public 2× a free gnu operating system 1× adopted by gnu project as 1× applications as gnu lilypond and 1× as the gnu compiler for 1× bytecode compiler gnu classpath standard 1× debugger and gnu binutils which 1× founded the gnu project in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a fairly large 1× an internationally recognised 1× anc national spokesperson 1× da gauteng leader 1× development history richard 1× for years employees 1×

Common sentence endings:

and promote unity 1× assembler and linker 1× at least 1991 1× devastated by flooding 1× doesn t work 1× for the thread 1×

Words around Gnu

Just before it in the word index:

gntx 4 gntc 7 gnt 7 gnss 17 gns 27 gnrh 8

Just after it in the word index:

gnucash 2 gnudi 2 gnupg 15 gnuplot 5 gnus 3 gnustep 6

Similar in corpus frequency:

activating 169 antwerp 169 asymmetric 169 blight 169 bmi 169 boba 169

Corpus analysis for Gnu

  • In this selection, "gnu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, unity, key, free, project, general and software stand out and add context to how "gnu" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include under the gnu general public and a free gnu operating system. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "gnu" sits close to words such as activating, antwerp and asymmetric, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with gnu

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

These were followed by Richard Stallman 's GNU (GNU's Not Unix ). (12 words)

Smoking GNU: I guess we have our first possible-tankie for the thread. (13 words)

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) distributes GCC under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL). (15 words)

Longer example sentences

And because we are eager for a positive narrative, it is easy for us to buy into the notion that the GNU is meant to bring together the different political factions to govern together, ensure broad representation and promote unity. (40 words)

But for both the encouraged and the envious, if the GNU is unable to deliver on its promises, South Africa’s “new era” will become one more data point for the forces arguing that democracy just doesn’t work. (39 words)

From citation * Guile has been adopted by GNU project as its official scripting language, and that implementation of Scheme is embedded in such applications as GNU LilyPond and GnuCash as a scripting language for extensions. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

For years, employees of Cygnus Solutions were the maintainers of several key GNU software products, including the GNU Debugger and GNU Binutils (which included the GNU Assembler and Linker ).

A fairly large part of the GNU Manifesto is focused on rebutting possible objections to GNU Project's goals.

Development history Richard Stallman founded the GNU project in September 1983 with an aim to create a free GNU operating system.

From citation * Guile has been adopted by GNU project as its official scripting language, and that implementation of Scheme is embedded in such applications as GNU LilyPond and GnuCash as a scripting language for extensions.

GNU Bison is no longer distributed under the original Bison license; it has been distributed under an extension of the GNU General Public License since at least 1991.

GNU Smalltalk is a free software implementation of a derivative of Smalltalk-80 from the GNU project.

It is also possible to embed ECL in programs, and C code into Common Lisp programs. ; GNU Common Lisp (GCL) : The GNU Project's Lisp compiler.

Others have also developed alternative implementations of these Sun technologies, such as the GNU Compiler for Java (bytecode compiler), GNU Classpath (standard libraries), and IcedTea -Web (browser plugin for applets).

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The earliest versions of Sorcerer were named Sorcerer GNU/Linux, with key components licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL).

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) distributes GCC under the GNU General Public License (GNU GPL).

These were followed by Richard Stallman 's GNU (GNU's Not Unix ).

An internationally recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) is based in Tripoli, in the west, while a parallel administration operates in the east, including the city of Derna, which has been devastated by flooding.

GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain, and it plays an important role in Linux kernel development, along with make, glibc, gdb, and so on.

Smoking GNU: I guess we have our first possible-tankie for the thread.

Tony the tiger may be the best known; according to Kellogg’s, he beat out other potential spokesanimals including Katy the Kangaroo, Elmo the Elephant and Newt the Gnu.

ANC national spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri provided an update on discussions around the formation of the government of national unity (GNU) on Monday, 17 June.

And because we are eager for a positive narrative, it is easy for us to buy into the notion that the GNU is meant to bring together the different political factions to govern together, ensure broad representation and promote unity.

But for both the encouraged and the envious, if the GNU is unable to deliver on its promises, South Africa’s “new era” will become one more data point for the forces arguing that democracy just doesn’t work.

But it’s one of the issues that parties in the GNU who don’t support the NHI in its current form - only four of the ten parties do - are most concerned about.

DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga said the GNU on the national level will remain intact.

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Common combinations with gnu

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "gnu" in a sentence?
An example: "For years, employees of Cygnus Solutions were the maintainers of several key GNU software products, including the GNU Debugger and GNU Binutils (which included the GNU Assembler and Linker )." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "gnu" from authentic English texts.
What does "gnu" mean?
Gnu means: Abbreviation of government of national unity.
What are synonyms of "gnu"?
Common synonyms of "gnu" include: wildebeest, antelope.
How many example sentences with "gnu" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "gnu", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.