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zero

Pronunciation: [ˈze̞.ɾu]

“zero” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

numeral

  1. zero
  2. zero; origin point of a scale

In Catalan

  1. Xifra que no suma ni resta, però dona valor de desena situat a la dreta d'una altra xifra.
  2. Buit, el no res.
  3. Resultat d'un jugador o un equip que no ha aconseguit cap punt.

Etymology

Derived from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صِفْر (ṣifr, “nothing, cipher”).

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