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No¹

(nō)

Variant of Noh.

no¹

(nō)

adv.

1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.

2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.

3. Not: whether or no.

4. Informal Used to indicate agreement with a preceding statement, especially when followed by a stronger judgment supporting that statement: "The car is getting old." "No, I know. It must be 10 years old by now."

n. pl. noes (nōz)

1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.

2. A negative vote or voter.

interj.

Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.

[Middle English, from Old English nā : ne, not; see ne in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + ā, ever; see aiw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

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No1

No²

The symbol for nobelium.

no²

(nō)

adj.

1. Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.

2. Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.

3. Hardly any: got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor¹.

[Middle English, variant of non, from Old English nān, none : ne, not; see ne in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + ān, one; see ONE.]

no. or No.

abbr.

a. north

b. northern

2. number

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