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nihil

Pronunciation: [ˈni.(ɦ)ɪɫ]

“nihil” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

pronoun

  1. nothing
  2. nihil or nil + the enclitic particle -ne, nihilne or nilne — more emphatic in a negative sense, a stronger negative than nōn: nothing at all, not at all, none at all, not any

adverb

  1. at all, in nothing, in no respect
  2. to no purpose, in vain; for no reason, for nothing

In Latin

  1. Nūlla rēs.

Etymology

From nihilum, from ne- (“not”) + hīlum (“the least bit”).

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