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a combining form meaning “none,” “null”: nullipara.

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Origin of nulli-

<Late Latin nūlli- not any, none, no (combining form of nūllusnull)

Words nearby nulli-

null and void, nulla-nulla, Nullarbor Plain, null character, null hypothesis, nulli-, nullification, nullifidian, nullify, nullipara, nulliparous

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How to use nulli- in a sentence

A strange, antique, and classic grove,—nulli penetrabilis astro.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866|Various
Salvo cuique sua hreditas est, nulli nisi nocenti magistratus nocent.
View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Henry Hallam
The army had only two large modern dirigibles and a few very small vessels like the old Nulli Secundus, of little practical value.
The Romance of Aircraft|Lawrence Yard Smith
Nam plebes pne servorum habetur loco, qu per se nihil audet et nulli adhibetur consilio.
The English Village Community|Frederic Seebohm

Tunc vero adeo fracti simul cum corpore sunt spiritus illi feroces, ut nulli rei posthac nisi sacris operam daret.
Selections from Viri Romae|Charles Franois L'Homond