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nil noun /nɪl/ /nɪl/ [uncountable] jump to other results - (especially British English) the number 0, especially as the score in some games synonym zero
- Newcastle beat Leeds four nil/by four goals to nil.
Topics Maths and measurementc1, Sports: ball and racket sportsc1Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, contraction of nihil ‘nothing’.
nil adjective /nɪl/ /nɪl/ [not before noun] jump to other results - not existing
- The doctors rated her chances as nil (= there was no chance).
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Latin, contraction of nihil ‘nothing’.
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