"not even" meaning in English

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Adverb

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} not even (not comparable)
  1. Introduces or constitutes a more emphatic negation or exclusion than "not". Tags: not-comparable Translations (constitutes an emphatic negation): οὐδέ (oudé) (Ancient Greek), μηδέ (mēdé) (Ancient Greek), တောင် (taung) (Burmese), ni tan sols (Catalan), ani (Czech), ba ani (Czech), niet eens (Dutch), nog niet (Dutch), zelfs niet (english: each can however be split) (Dutch), ei edes (Finnish), même pas (French), nin sequera (Galician), nin (Galician), nicht mal (German), nicht einmal (German), eben/selbst/sogar... nicht (english: can be split) (German), ekki einu sinni (Icelandic), non mesmo (Interlingua), neanche (Italian), neppure (Italian), nemmeno (Italian), manco (Italian), ne quidem (Latin), ikke engang (Norwegian Bokmål), selv ikke (Norwegian Bokmål), nem ao menos (Portuguese), nem sequer (Portuguese), nem mesmo (Portuguese), nem (Portuguese), nici (Romanian), да́же не (dáže ne) (Russian), чак нити [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), чак ни [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), čak niti [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), čak ni [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), ni siquiera (Spanish), inte ens (Swedish), навіть не (navitʹ ne) (Ukrainian), dim hyd yn oed (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-not_even-en-adv-ZwKFCXV2

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} not even
  1. (colloquial) Used to express strong disappointment or disapproval. Tags: colloquial Translations (used to express strong disappointment): i ara (Catalan), zelfs dat niet (Dutch), ei kai (Finnish), ni siquiera eso (Spanish), ni eso (note: for an object, action) (Spanish), ni siquiera así (Spanish), ni así (note: for a mode) (Spanish), nunca (Spanish), jamás (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-not_even-en-intj-KezgukKG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
          "word": "nemmeno"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
          "word": "manco"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
          "word": "ne quidem"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
          "word": "ikke engang"
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
          "word": "selv ikke"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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          "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
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          "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "neanche"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "neppure"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "nemmeno"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "manco"
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "ne quidem"
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
      "word": "навіть не"
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      "sense": "constitutes an emphatic negation",
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      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "zelfs dat niet"
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      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "ei kai"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "ni siquiera eso"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "ni eso"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "ni siquiera así"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "note": "for a mode",
      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "ni así"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "nunca"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "used to express strong disappointment",
      "word": "jamás"
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