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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.

It's not bad but neither is it brilliant - which won't bother 99 per cent of buyers one jot as they are in it for the image.

What we do not know are the precise weighting of factors that go into why prices increase at any particular time.

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yes

Definitions

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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