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1[noh] 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.
11. no can do, Informal. it can't be done.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE nā, equiv. to ne not + ā ever (see ay 1 )

No

[noh]
–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).

[noh]
–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 1   (nō)   
adv.  
  1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.

  2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.

  3. Not: whether or no.

n.   pl. noes (nōz)
  1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.

  2. A negative vote or voter.

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

[Middle English, from Old English : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + ā, ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]
No 1 also Noh   (nō)   
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 , talent, ability, No, from Middle Chinese nəŋ.]
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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: No
Function: symbol
nobelium
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Medical Dictionary

No 2

The symbol for the element nobelium.

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Science Dictionary
No  
The symbol for nobelium.
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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