No.
See also: Appendix:Variations of "no"
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowing of the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French no.
Pronunciation
Audio (US) (number): (file)
Adverb
No. (not comparable)
- (archaic) Abbreviation of in number or to the number of.
- 1661, Robert Lovell, A Compleat History of Animals and Minerals, p. 129:
- They goe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches, no. eight or nine.
- 1693, Steven Blankaart, A Physical Dictionary, 2nd ed., p. 146:
- Take of Jujubes No vi. that is, Six in number.
- 1994, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 28th ed., p. 1141:
- 1661, Robert Lovell, A Compleat History of Animals and Minerals, p. 129:
Noun
No. (plural Nos.)
- Abbreviation of number.
- 1753, A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis":
- See Tab. of Birds, No 28.
- 1840 February 4, Charles Dickens, letter:
- I am curious to see how the idea of the first No. of my projected work, strikes you.
- 1974, Michael Gilbert, Flash Point, p. 14:
- It's No. 276 Coalporter Street.
- The king made a gift of No. 10 to his old Eton roommate.
- 1753, A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis":
Usage notes
This is the customary abbreviation for number used in case citations.
Synonyms
Translations
abbreviation of "number"
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References
- “No., adv.³ and n.².”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2003.
- The Bluebook, 19th ed. (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, pp. 430-431.
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