nil
[ nil ]
/ nɪl /
noun
nothing; naught; zero.
adjective
having no value or existence: His credit rating is nil.
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Origin of nil
1805–15; <Latin nīl, variant (by apocope) of nīlum, contraction of nihilum nothing, equivalent to ni (variant of ne not) + hīlum trifle
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British Dictionary definitions for nil
nil
/ (nɪl) /
noun
another word for nothing: used esp in the scoring of certain games
Word Origin for nil
C19: from Latin
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