What does "nms" mean?

Initialism of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Nms

Q: What is a synonym for "nms"?

Common synonyms include: hms, hrms, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

name, noun, phrase, verb, slang

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Definitions

Noun

1
Initialism of neuroleptic malignant syndrome. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
2
Abbreviation of His/Her Romanian Majesty's Ship; the ship prefix used for the Royal Romanian Navy ships, of the defunct Kingdom of Romania. abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable
3
plural of Nm form-of, plural
4
plural of NM form-of, plural

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of NM form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Phrase

1
Initialism of not my style. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang

Proper Noun

1
Initialism of National Museum of Scotland. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Fraser Hunter, iron age and Roman curator at NMS and a leading authority on carnyces, described the new find as “extraordinary” and said it would “add enormously to our understanding of the iron age world."

Synonyms

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hms hrms neuroleptic malignant syndrome neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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"Fraser Hunter, iron age and Roman curator at NMS and a leading authority on carnyces, described the new find as “extraordinary” and said it would “add enormously to our understanding of the iron age world."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Abbreviation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romanian NMS (“Nava Majestăţii Sale”). Literally, “HMS” (His/Her Majesty's Ship).

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