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nil

/nɪl/ particle C2
  1. No, not any.
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Knowledge of Literature.—Nil.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
Philosophy.—Nil.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
Astronomy.—Nil.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 15 · B2
The latter, faithful to the principle of Horace, nil admirari, had contented himself with showing his knowledge by declaring in what lake the best lampreys were caught.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 678 · C1

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