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nought Definition


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nought
noun
    1. The figure 0; zero.
      Thesaurus: nothing, cipher, nil, zero, zip, (US slang).
    2. old use
      Nothing; naught.
      Thesaurus: naught, nix (slang), zilch (slang), zip (US slang).
Idiom: set something at nought
    To despise it.
    To disregard it.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon noht, from ne not + owiht aught.



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