nought

[ nawt ]
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Origin of nought

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English nōht, contraction of nōwiht, equivalent to ne not + ōwihtaught1

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British Dictionary definitions for nought

nought

/ (nɔːt) /


nounAlso: naught, ought, aught
  1. the digit 0; zero: used esp in counting or numbering

noun, adjective, adverb
  1. a variant spelling of naught

Origin of nought

1
Old English nōwiht, from ne not, no + ōwiht something; see whit

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