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nil

Pronunciation: /nɪl/

The English word “nil” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Nothing; zero.
  2. A score of zero

determiner

  1. No, not any.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nīl, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (“nothing”). See nihilism, nihility.

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