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CNN

/ˈsiːɛnɛn/

proper noun

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Cable News Network: an American television channel. Asked by CNN what measures DHS was taking after the Pentagon leaks, Mayorkas said the department issued a reminder to employees and that he had directed a review.

noun CNNs

abbreviation, initialism Initialism of convolutional neural network

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Closest in meaning: scc, rnc, cable, ncc, cdn, network, nin, elsie, nais, nrcan, nbc, cbs, cnbc, bbc, msnbc, obama

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name Cable News Network

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Français	CNN
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@misc{cnn_2026,
  title = {CNN},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cnn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}