no
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no (nō)
adverb
- not whether or no
- not in any degree; not at all no worse
- nay; not so: the opposite of yes, used to deny, refuse, or disagree
Etymology: ME < OE na < ne a, lit., not ever < IE base *ne, nē, negative particle > Sans ná, Gr ne-, L ne-, Goth & OHG ni, OIr no
interjection
- it is not so; nay: the opposite of yes
- it cannot be so: used to express surprise, disbelief, dismay, etc.
- emphatically not: used to give force to a following negative statement or to introduce a fuller or more specific statement
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no
- north
- northern
Etymology: L numero
number
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No
nobelium
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