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no.
1.north.
2.northern.
3.number.
Also, No.
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Nō    Audio Help   [noh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
classic drama of Japan, developed chiefly in the 14th century, employing verse, prose, choral song, and dance in highly conventionalized formal and thematic patterns derived from religious sources and folk myths.
Also, No, Noh.
Also called Nogaku.
Compare kabuki.

[Origin: 1870–75; < Japn, earlier noũ < MChin, equiv. to Chin néng ability]
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No
Symbol, Chemistry.
nobelium.
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–noun
Lake, a lake in the Sudd region of S central Sudan, formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile. ab. 40 sq. mi. (100 sq. km).
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no2    Audio Help   [noh] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.not any: no money.
2.not at all; far from being: He is no genius.
3.very little; negligible: We got her to the hospital in no time.
[Origin: 1150–1200; ME; var. of none1]
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no1    Audio Help   [noh] Pronunciation Key adverb, adjective, noun, plural noes, nos, verb
–adverb
1.(a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
2.(used to emphasize or introduce a negative statement): Not a single person came to the party, no, not a one.
3.not in any degree or manner; not at all (used with a comparative): He is no better.
4.not a (used before an adjective to convey the opposite of the adjective's meaning): His recovery was no small miracle.
–adjective
5.not a (used before a noun to convey the opposite of the noun's meaning): She's no beginner on the ski slopes.
–noun
6.an utterance of the word “no.”
7.a denial or refusal: He responded with a definite no.
8.a negative vote or voter: The noes have it.
–verb (used with object)
9.to reject, refuse approval, or express disapproval of.
–verb (used without object)
10.to express disapproval.
—Idiom
11.no can do, Informal. it can't be done.
[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE nā, equiv. to ne not + ā ever (see ay1)]
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Main Entry:  no
Part of Speech:  adverb
Definition:  Not so.
Synonyms:  nay, nix
Idioms:  nothing doing
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  no
Part of Speech:  adverb, interjection
Synonyms:  any, denial, disagree, nay, negative, nix, not, refusal, veto, never
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  no
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  A negative response.
Synonyms:  nay, refusal, rejection
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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No, lake, S central Sudan, in the swampy Sudd region. It is formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile and varies in size seasonally. Its maximum area is c.40 sq mi (100 sq km). Much papyrus grows in the lake. 
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