none

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[[t]nʌn[/t]]

pron.

1) fun no one; not one:

None of the members is going[/ex]

2) fun not any:

That is none of your business[/ex]

3) fun no part; nothing:

I'll have none of that[/ex]

4) fun (used with a pl. v.) no or not any persons or things:

There were two coats on the rack and now there are none[/ex]

5) to no extent; not at all:

We saw the ceremony none too well[/ex]

6) archaic not any; no (usu. used only before a vowel or h):

none other gods[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME non, OE nān=ne not +ān one usage: Although a traditional rule of usage has been that none must always be treated as singular, this pronoun has been used with both singular and plural verbs since the 9th century. When the sense is “not any persons or things,” the plural is more common: The rescue party searched for survivors, but none were found. When none is clearly intended to mean “not one” or “not any,” it is followed by a singular verb: Of all my court cases, none has been stranger than yours. II

none

[[t]noʊn[/t]] n.

rel

nones I

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Etymology: 1175–1225; ME; OE nōn < L nōna (hōra) ninth (hour)