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  • 51To make nothing of — Nothing Noth ing, n. [From no, a. + thing.] 1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word thing); opposed to {anything} and {something}. [1913 Webster] Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Nonexistence;… …

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  • 52Was — Be Be (b[=e]), v. i. [imp. {Was} (w[o^]z); p. p. {Been} (b[i^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Being}.] [OE. been, beon, AS. be[ o]n to be, be[ o]m I am; akin to OHG. bim, pim, G. bin, I am, Gael. & Ir. bu was, W. bod to be, Lith. bu ti, O. Slav. by ti, to… …

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  • 53negation — noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the action or logical operation of negating or making negative b. a negative statement, judgment, or doctrine; especially a logical proposition formed by asserting the falsity of a given proposition see truth table… …

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  • 54nullity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1570 1. a. the quality or state of being null; especially legal invalidity b. (1) nothingness; also insignificance (2) a mere nothing ; nonentity …

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  • 55aught — I. pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English āwiht, from ā ever + wiht creature, thing more at aye, wight Date: before 12th century 1. anything 2. all, everything < for aught I care > < for aught we know > …

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  • 56cipher — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin cifra, from Arabic ṣifr empty, cipher, zero Date: 14th century 1. a. zero 1a b. one that has no weight, worth, or influence ; nonentity 2 …

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  • 57zero — I. noun (plural zeros; also zeroes) Etymology: French or Italian; French zéro, from Italian zero, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic ṣifr Date: 1598 1. a. the arithmetical symbol 0 or Ø denoting the absence of all magnitude or quantity b.&#8230; …

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  • 58Charles Martel — This article is about the Frankish Ruler. For other uses, see Charles Martel (disambiguation). Charles Martel, Frankish ruler Charles Martel is primarily famous fo …

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  • 59Stephen of England — Infobox British Royalty|majesty name = Stephen title = King of the English; Duke of the Normans imgw = 218 reign = 22 December 1135 – April 1141 November 1141 – 25 October 1154 reign type = 1st Reign 2nd Reign coronation = 26 December 1135&#8230; …

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  • 60Wilhelm II, German Emperor — Wilhelm II and Kaiser Wilhelm II redirect here. For other uses, see Wilhelm II (disambiguation) and Kaiser Wilhelm II (disambiguation). Wilhelm II Emperor Wilhelm II, circa 1890 …

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