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nowhere definition

no·where (nō′hwer′, -wer′)

adverb

not in, at, or to any place, not anywhere
also Informal, Dialectalnowheres no′·wheres′

Etymology: ME nowher < OE nahwær

noun

  1. a place that is nonexistent, unknown, remote, etc.
  2. a place or state of obscurity
nowhere Idioms

nowhere near

not by a wide margin

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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