nil
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From Latin nil, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism.
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nil (plural nils)
- Nothing; zero.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
- As to Aristotle's influence on him, we are left free to conjecture whatever seems to us most plausible. For my part, I should suppose it nil.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.19:
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nothing
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nil
- No, not any.
- 1982, Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
- But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower.
- 1982, Gavin Lyall, Conduct of Major Maxim, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd:
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- SAMPA: /nil/
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nil (Indefinite pronoun)
[edit] Latin
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Clipping of nihil, in turn from nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hilum (“a hilum; a trifle, a bagatelle”), or unknown origin
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nīl (indeclinable)
- (chiefly poetic) nothing
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nil