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cn-
initial consonant combination used in Old English (the Clark Hall dictionary has 82 entries under cn-), but not now admitted in speech, the n- only being sounded. In Middle English spelling all were lost or turned to kn-. It also is retained in the spelling of some Latinized words from Greek, where initial kn- was common.
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Dictionary entries near cn-
clutter
Clyde
Clydesdale
clyster
Clytaemnestra
cn-
Cnidaria
co-
co.
coach
coach-box