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Nihil

Nothing.

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Aught 76% connected

Alt. of Aucht

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Cipher 76% connected

A character [0] which, standing by itself, expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a whole number, increases its value tenfold.

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Cypher 76% connected

See Cipher.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Naught 76% connected

Nothing.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nil 76% connected

Will not.

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Nix 76% connected

One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous disposition.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Nothing 76% connected

Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); -- opposed to anything and something.

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Null 76% connected

Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.

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Zero 76% connected

A cipher; nothing; naught.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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