"No" meaning in English

See No in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|numero||in number, to the number of}} Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} No (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Alternative form of No.. Tags: alt-of, alternative, archaic, not-comparable Alternative form of: No.
    Sense id: en-No-en-adv-PDyWk0wJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 22 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 24 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} No
  1. A lake in South Sudan. Categories (place): Places in South Sudan
    Sense id: en-No-en-name-U9UHWDXr Categories (other): Lakes, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 22 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 15 31 25 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 24 19 12
  2. A county of South Sudan. Categories (place): Counties of South Sudan, Places in South Sudan
    Sense id: en-No-en-name-pVWbYZYl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 22 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 24 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Nos [plural]
Etymology: Variant of No., from the scribal abbreviation for Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|numero||in number, to the number of}} Latin numero (“in number, to the number of”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} No (plural Nos)
  1. Alternative form of No.. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: No.
    Sense id: en-No-en-noun-PDyWk0wJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 22 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 24 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: No [plural]
Etymology: A macronless variant of Nō, the romanization of Japanese 能 (Nō, “[performing] skill, talent”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|能||􂀿performing􂁀 skill, talent|tr=Nō}} Japanese 能 (Nō, “[performing] skill, talent”), {{wp|Noh}} Head templates: {{en-noun|~|*}} No (countable and uncountable, plural No)
  1. Alternative form of Noh: a form of classical Japanese drama. Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: Noh (extra: a form of classical Japanese drama)
    Sense id: en-No-en-noun-VmrNcU96 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 25 22 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 27 24 19 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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