see|ni-l
English

Etymology
From w:Latin|Latin nil, a contraction of nihil, nihilum (meaning nothing). See nihilism.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪl|-ɪl

Noun
en-noun

1. Nothing.

#:What are the chances of success? Nil.

1. Zero (used especially in the soccer scores).

#:Manchester United beat Arsenal two nil.

1. complang (LISP) The atom representing the empty list.

Translations
trans-top|Nothing
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Û�Ú�
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trans-top|Zero (used especially in the soccer scores
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|Ù�Û�Ú�
trans-bottom

trans-top|(computer language) (LISP) The atom representing the empty list
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjective
nil

1. No, not any.

Quotations
1982 But after two or three hours and nil results, you have to accept that the trail is cold and you can't justify that level of manpower. — Conduct of Major Maxim, Gavin Lyall, Hodder & Stoughton Ltd

See also
null
nil desperandum

Category:Latin derivations

Interlingua

Pronunciation
SAMPA: /nil/

Pronoun
nil context|Indefinite pronoun

1. nothing

io:nil
it:nil
ja:nil
ru:nil
sl:nil
fi:nil
te:nil
vi:nil
vo:nil
zh:nil

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