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- Not \Not\ [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d {Note}.] Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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Not — Not, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as E. naught. See {Naught}.] A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or refusal. [1913 Webster] Not one word spake he more than was need. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Thou shalt not … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Not — Not, a. Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See {Nott}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Not — In Wikipedia, not is shorthand for What Wikipedia Is Not. Not is the general declarative form of no, indicating a negation of a related statement which it usually precedes. Not may refer to: Not!, an expression used as a contradiction, especially … Wikipedia
not — adverb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of nought, from nought, pronoun more at naught Date: 13th century 1. used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word 2. used as a function word to stand for the negative of a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
NOT — noun Etymology: not Date: 1947 a logical operator that produces a statement that is the inverse of an input statement … New Collegiate Dictionary
Not the Nine O'Clock News — DVD cover. Left to right: Mel Smith, Pamela Stephenson, Rowan Atkinson and Griff Rhys Jones. Format Sketch comedy Starring … Wikipedia
Not Invented Here — (NIH) is a term used to describe a persistent sociological, corporate or institutional culture that avoids using or buying already existing products, research or knowledge because of its different origins. It is normally used in a pejorative… … Wikipedia
not in the least — {adv. phr.} Not at all. * /She was not in the least interested in listening to a long lecture on ethics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not on your life — {adv. phr.}, {informal} Certainly not; not ever; not for any reason. Used for emphasis. * /I wouldn t drive a car with brakes like that not on your life./ * /Did he thank me for my advice? Not on your life./ … Dictionary of American idioms
not in the least — {adv. phr.} Not at all. * /She was not in the least interested in listening to a long lecture on ethics./ … Dictionary of American idioms
