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noun

No n. (pl. noes)

A refusal by use of the word no; a denial.

A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.

adverb

No adv. Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative, no is emphatic. "We do no otherwise than we are willed." "I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no I dare accept this your congratulation." "There is none righteous, no, not one." "No! Nay, Heaven forbid."

adjective

No adj. Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; often used as a quantifier. "Let there be no strife... between me and thee." "That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream." Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was used. "No man." "Noon apothercary."

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— The Arabian Nights Entertainments Volume 1 • Anonymous

... extremely handsome [as though the sad devil didn't know it], nay, and have heard a great many people say she is certainly the best woman in the world—why, I don't know but she may, yet I could never find that her person or good qualities gave me any concern. In my eye, the woman has no more charms than my mother"—and we may be sure that Sir Charles had never bothered himself much about the attractions ...

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