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nought definition

nought (nôt)

pronoun

nothing; naught

Etymology: ME < OE nowiht < ne, not (see no) + owiht, awiht, aught

noun

  1. Arith. the figure zero (0)
  2. naught

adjective

Obsolete naught

adverb

Archaic naught

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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