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   no

   /nō/

   determiner

   • 1. not any: "there is no excuse"
   • ▪ used to indicate that something is quite the opposite of what is being specified: "it was no easy task persuading her"
   • ▪ hardly any: "you'll be back in no time"
   • ▪ used in notices or slogans forbidding or rejecting something specified: "“No Smoking” signs"

   exclamation

   • 1. used to give a negative response: "“Is anything wrong?” “No.”"
   • ▪ expressing disagreement or contradiction: "“This is boring.” “No, it's not!”"
   • ▪ expressing agreement with or affirmation of a negative statement: "they would never cause a fuss, oh no"
   • ▪ expressing shock or disappointment at something one has heard or discovered: "oh no, look at this!"

   adverb

   • 1. not at all; to no extent: "they were no more able to perform the task than I was"
   • 2. not: Scottish "I'll no be a minute"

   noun

   • 1. a negative answer or decision, as in voting: "he was unable to change his automatic yes to a no"

   Word Origin Old Englishnō, nā (adverb), from ne ‘not’ + ō, ā ‘ever’. The determiner arose in Middle English (originally before words beginning with any consonant except h-), reduced from non, from Old English nān (see none1).

   Scrabble Points: 2

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     NO meaning: 1. not any; not one; not a: 2. used in signs and...

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   No is the ultimate negative: it means "not any," or "not at all," and it's also used to express a generally negative response. If there's no milk for your cereal in the morning, there's not a drop left.

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