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NIHIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nihil mean? 

NIHIL (noun)
  The noun NIHIL has 1 sense:

1. (Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)play

  Familiarity information: NIHIL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NIHIL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

(Latin) nil; nothing (as used by a sheriff after an unsuccessful effort to serve a writ)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Context example:

nihil habet

Hypernyms ("nihil" is a kind of...):

aught; cipher; cypher; goose egg; nada; naught; nil; nix; nothing; null; zero; zilch; zip; zippo (a quantity of no importance)

Domain category:

Latin (any dialect of the language of ancient Rome)


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