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Pronunciation / Transliteration: mu
"最終スコアは無でした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The value of zero; nothing.
"In the final score, the team ended up with a nil result." - 2
A term used in various contexts to indicate the absence of anything.
"The project was deemed a nil success due to lack of funding."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'nil' originates from the Latin 'nihil', meaning 'nothing'. It entered the English language in the late 19th century, primarily used in legal and formal contexts to denote the absence of value or quantity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nil" is said worldwide
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rien
Transliteration: riɛn
"Le score final était de rien."
nichts
Transliteration: nɪçts
"Das Endergebnis war nichts."
nulla
Transliteration: ˈnulla
"Il punteggio finale era nulla."
nada
Transliteration: ˈnaða
"El resultado final fue nada."
nada
Transliteration: ˈnadɐ
"O resultado final foi nada."
कुछ नहीं
Transliteration: kuch nahin
"अंतिम स्कोर कुछ नहीं था।"
没有
Transliteration: méiyǒu
"最终得分是没有。"
없음
Transliteration: eobseum
"최종 점수는 없음이었다."
無
Transliteration: mu
"最終スコアは無でした。"
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