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NMR
NMW
NNE
NNP
NNW
No (1)
No (2)
no (1)
no (2)
no (3)
no.
no-account
no-action letter
no ball
no-brain
no-brainer
no claims bonus
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no (2)

no [ ] CORE MEANING: an adjective used to indicate that there is not any or not one person or thing
There is nothing in walking distance: no post office, no bank.
I had no choice in the matter.
They pay no attention to me.


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. not at all: used to indicate that somebody or something does not have any of the characteristic or identity mentioned
She's no fool.

2. not: not exceeding a particular amount or quality ( used with comparative adjectives and adverbs )
The issue was no less important to us than you.

[12th century. Shortening of none]
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