"nought" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /nɔːt/ [UK], /nɔːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-nought.ogg [US] Forms: nought, noughts [plural]
enPR: nôt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Nought is zero.
    Sense id: simple-nought-en-noun-lknfMRcg Synonyms: zero, cipher, duck, goose, love, nada, nil, none, nothing, null, ought, scratch, zilch, zip
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