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no

Definitions

adverb

  1. not in any degree or manner; not at all
  2. used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement
  3. referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present

noun

  1. a negative

adjective

  1. (quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of

Examples

The difficulties of the next year or two will, no doubt, reawaken the pro-euro lobby.

Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour".

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.

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yes

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noun

  1. an affirmative

Examples

She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.

But yes, good of Prof. Adler, who I hope will be a little chary of Althousian pseudoreality in future.

The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open.

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