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nolens volens

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no⋅lens vo⋅lens

  [noh-lens woh-lens; Eng. noh-lenz voh-lenz]
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Latin.
whether willing or not; willy-nilly.
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no·lens vo·lens   (nō'lěnz vō'lěnz, nō'lěns wō'lěns)   
adv.  Whether willing or unwilling.

[Latin nōlēns volēns : nōlēns, present participle of nōlle, to be unwilling + volēns, present participle of velle, to wish, be willing.]
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