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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnulo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈnu.lo/
"El contrato fue declarado nulo y sin efecto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no legal force or validity; invalid or void.
"The contract was declared null and void after the breach of terms."
- 1
A zero, nothingness, or an empty value signifying the absence of any data or significance in computing and mathematics.
"The function returns a null value if the user input cannot be found."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin adjective 'nullus' meaning 'none' or 'no', formed from 'ne-' (not) plus 'ullus' (any). It entered the English language in the late 16th century through legal and mathematical contexts, maintaining its core semantic sense of having no legal force, value, or existence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Null" is said worldwide
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nul
Transliteration: /nyl/
"Le contrat a été déclaré nul et non avenu."
nichtig
Transliteration: /ˈnɪçtɪç/
"Der Vertrag wurde für nichtig erklärt."
nullo
Transliteration: /ˈnul.lo/
"Il contratto è stato dichiarato nullo."
nulo
Transliteration: /ˈnu.lo/
"El contrato fue declarado nulo y sin efecto."
nulo
Transliteration: /ˈnu.lu/
"O contrato foi declarado nulo."
शून्य
Transliteration: shunya
"इस डेटाबेस फ़ील्ड का मान शून्य है।"
空
Transliteration: kōng
"这个字段的值是空的。"
널
Transliteration: neol
"이 변수의 값은 널입니다."
無効
Transliteration: mukō
"契約は無効と宣言されました。"
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