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adverb
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(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
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not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning): She's no beginner on the ski slopes.
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Noes
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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)
Idiom10.
to express disapproval.
11.
no can do, Informal. it can't be done.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
no
"negative reply," early 13c., 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
EXPAND 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
No 2
The symbol for the element nobelium.
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Science Dictionary
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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