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nary

[nair-ee] Origin

nar·y

[nair-ee]
adjective Older Use.
not any; no; never a: nary a sound.

Origin:
1740–50; variant of ne'er a never a
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nary (ˈnɛərɪ)
 
adv
dialect not; never: nary a man was left
 
[C19: variant of ne'er a never a]

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nary
1746, alteration of ne'er a, short for never a.
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