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never (nev′ər)

adverb

  1. not ever; at no time
  2. not at all; by no chance; in no case; under no conditions

Etymology: ME nevere < OE næfre < ne, not (see no) + æfre, ever

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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