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not (nät)

adverb

in no manner; to no degree: a particle of negation, or word expressing the idea of no, often implying refusal, affirmation of the opposite, etc.: sometimes used elliptically whether you like it or not

Etymology: ME not, unstressed form of noht, nought, naught: see nought

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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