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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of No.. alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   Abbreviation of number. abbreviation, alt-of

   "See Tab. of Birds, Nᵒ 28."

3. 3
   the number designating place in an ordered sequence wordnet

Adverb

1. 1
   Abbreviation of in number or to the number of. abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, not-comparable

   "They goe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches, nᵒ. eight or nine."

Synonyms

All synonyms

#`num`ordinalordinal numberzero№

Example

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"They goe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches, nᵒ. eight or nine."

Etymology

Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.

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