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NIHIL
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)
Example:
nihil habet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("nihil" is a kind of...):
aught; cipher; cypher; goose egg; nada; naught; nil; nix; nothing; null; zero; zilch; zip; zippo (a quantity of no importance)
Domain category:
Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)