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dim

Pronunciation: /dɪm/

“dim” is a Welsh word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. any
  2. no, not, none

pronoun

  1. nothing, anything
  2. none, nil, zero

particle

  1. not

Etymology

From Middle Welsh dim, cognate with the rare Old Irish dim (“something, anything”) (which may be a Brythonic loanword), with further etymology uncertain. See the Middle Welsh entry for more information. Development of the particle sense (“not”) is an instance of Jespersen's Cycle.

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