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[noh] Pronunciation Key adverb, adjective, noun, plural noes, nos, verb

–adverb

1.	(a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)

2.	(used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement): Not a single person came to the party, no, not a one.

3.	not in any degree or manner; not at all (used with a comparative): He is no better.

4.	not a (used before an adjective to convey the opposite of the adjective's meaning): His recovery was no small miracle.

–adjective

5.	not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning): She's no beginner on the ski slopes.

–noun

6.	an utterance of the word “no.”

7.	a denial or refusal: He responded with a definite no.

8.	a negative vote or voter: The noes have it.

–verb (used with object)

9.	to reject, refuse approval, or express disapproval of.

–verb (used without object)

10.	to express disapproval.

—Idiom

11.	no can do, Informal. it can't be done.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE nā, equiv. to ne not + ā ever (see ay¹)

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[noh] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	not any: no money.

2.	not at all; far from being: He is no genius.

3.	very little; negligible: We got her to the hospital in no time.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME; var. of none¹

]

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[noh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

Lake, a lake in the Sudd region of S central Sudan, formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile. ab. 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).

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Symbol, Chemistry.

nobelium.

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[noh] Pronunciation Key

–noun

classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.

Also, No, Noh.

Also called Nogaku.

Compare kabuki.

[Origin: 1870–75; < Japn, earlier noũ < MChin, equiv. to Chin néng ability

]

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no.

north.

northern.

number.

Also, No.

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no¹ (nō) Pronunciation Key
adv.

Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.
Not: whether or no.

n. pl. noes (nōz)

A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.
A negative vote or voter.

interj. Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.

[Middle English, from Old English nā : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ā, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

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no² (nō) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.
Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.
Hardly any: got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor¹.

[Middle English, variant of non, from Old English nān, none : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ān, one; see one.]

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No¹ also Noh (nō) Pronunciation Key
n. The classical drama of Japan, with music and dance performed in a highly stylized manner by elaborately dressed performers on an almost bare stage.

[Japanese nō, talent, ability, No, from Middle Chinese nəŋ.]

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No²
The symbol for the element nobelium.

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No (nō) Pronunciation Key
A lake of south-central Sudan. Formed by the flood waters of the White Nile, it varies in size seasonally.

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no·bel·i·um (nō-běl'ē-əm) Pronunciation Key
n. Symbol No
A radioactive transuranic element in the actinide series with atomic number 102, artificially produced in trace amounts. Its most long-lived isotopes are No 254 with a half-life of 55 seconds, No 253 with a half-life of 1.7 minutes, No 255 with a half-life of 3.1 minutes, and No 259 with a half-life of 58 minutes. See Table at element.

[After Alfred Bernhard Nobel.]

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no

"negative reply," c.1225, from O.E. na (adv.) "never, no," from ne "not, no" + a "ever," from P.Gmc. *ne (cf. O.N., O.Fris., O.H.G. ne, Goth. ni "not"), from PIE base *ne- "no, not" (see un-). Second element from PIE *aiw- "vital force, life, long life, eternity" (see aye (2)). As an adj. meaning "not any" (c.1200) it is reduced from O.E. nan (see none), the final -n omitted first before consonants and then altogether. No-no (n.) first attested 1942. No problem as an interjection of assurance, first attested 1963. Phrase no can do "it is not possible" is attested from 1914.

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no
adjective
1.	quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time" [ant: all, some]
adverb
1.	referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"
2.	not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"
3.	used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"
noun
1.	a negative; "his no was loud and clear" [ant: yes]
2.	a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known [syn: nobelium]

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In addition to the idioms beginning with no, also see all talk (and no action); all work and no play; by no means; close but no cigar; come to an end (to no good); cut no ice; do any (no) good; feel no pain; hell has no fury; hold no brief for; in no case; in no time; in no uncertain terms; leave no stone unturned; less than (no time); long time no see; lose (no) time; make no bones about; make no difference; make no mistake; money is no object; none of one's (have no) business; point of no return; pull no punches; rolling stone gathers no moss; shadow of a doubt, no; take no for an answer; there's no telling; to little (no) purpose; to no avail; under any (no) circumstances; up to no good; yes and no.

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The symbol for nobelium.

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nobelium (nō-běl'ē-əm) Pronunciation Key
Symbol No

A synthetic, radioactive metallic element in the actinide series that is produced by bombarding curium with carbon ions. Its longest-lived isotope is No 255 with a half-life of 3.1 minutes. Atomic number 102. See Periodic Table.

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No ²

The symbol for the element nobelium.

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no networking
The country code for Norway.
(1999-01-27)

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No\, a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf. E. a, an. See None.] Not any; not one; none.

Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee. --Gen. xiii. 8.

That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream. --Byron.

Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. "No man." "Noon apothercary." --Chaucer.

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No\, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni, L. ne, gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-. [root] 193. See Aye, and cf. Nay, Not, Nice, Nefarious.] Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic.

We do no otherwise than we are willed. --Shak.

I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation. --Coleridge.

There is none righteous, no, not one. --Rom. iii. 10.

No! Nay, Heaven forbid. --Coleridge.

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No\, n.; pl. Noes. 1. A refusal by use of the wordd no; a denial.

2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

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No

or No-A'mon, the home of Amon, the name of Thebes, the ancient capital of what is called the Middle Empire, in Upper or Southern Egypt. "The multitude of No" (Jer. 46:25) is more correctly rendered, as in the Revised Version, "Amon of No", i.e., No, where Jupiter Amon had his temple. In Ezek. 30:14, 16 it is simply called "No;" but in ver. 15 the name has the Hebrew Hamon prefixed to it, "Hamon No." This prefix is probably the name simply of the god usually styled Amon or Ammon. In Nah. 3:8 the "populous No" of the Authorized Version is in the Revised Version correctly rendered "No-Amon." It was the Diospolis or Thebes of the Greeks, celebrated for its hundred gates and its vast population. It stood on both sides of the Nile, and is by some supposed to have included Karnak and Luxor. In grandeur and extent it can only be compared to Nineveh. It is mentioned only in the prophecies referred to, which point to its total destruction. It was first taken by the Assyrians in the time of Sargon (Isa. 20). It was afterwards "delivered into the hand" of Nebuchadnezzar and Assurbani-pal (Jer. 46:25, 26). Cambyses, king of the Persians (B.C. 525), further laid it waste by fire. Its ruin was completed (B.C. 81) by Ptolemy Lathyrus. The ruins of this city are still among the most notable in the valley of the Nile. They have formed a great storehouse of interesting historic remains for more than two thousand years. "As I wandered day after day with ever-growing amazement amongst these relics of ancient magnificence, I felt that if all the ruins in Europe, classical, Celtic, and medieval, were brought together into one centre, they would fall far short both in extent and grandeur of those of this single Egyptian city." Manning, The Land of the Pharaohs.

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No, stirring up; forbidding

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no
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No
nobelium

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