ex nihilo in English

IPA: /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˈnɪ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/ [Canada, General-American], /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ [Canada, General-American], /-ˈnɪ-/ [Canada, General-American], /-ˈnʌɪ̯-/ [Canada], /eks ˈniː.əˌləʉ̯/ [Australia], /-ˈnɑe̯-/ [Australia], /-ˈnɪ-/ [Australia], /eks ˈniː.əˌlɐʉ̯/ [New-Zealand], /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ [New-Zealand], /-ˈnə-/ [New-Zealand], /ɛks ˈni.əˌlo/ [Scotland], /-ˈnaɪ̯-/ [Scotland], /-ˈnʌi̯-/ [Scotland], /-ˈnəi̯-/ [Scotland], /-ˈnɪ-/ [Scotland], /ɛks ˈniː.iˌloː/ [India], /-ˈnaj-/ [India], /-ˈnɪ-/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ex nihilo.wav

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enPR: ĕks nē′ə-lō′, -nī′-, -nĭ′- Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin (creātiō) ex nihilō (“(creation) out of nothing”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|(creātiō) ex nihilō||(creation) out of nothing}} Learned borrowing from Latin (creātiō) ex nihilō (“(creation) out of nothing”)

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"ex nihilo" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase