"nought" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɔːt/ [UK], /nɔːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-nought.ogg [US] Forms: nought [singular], noughts [plural]
enPR: nôt [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Nought is zero. Synonyms: nothing, zero, nil
    Sense id: simple-nought-en-noun-lknfMRcg
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