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nil
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
nil
(noun)
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nil
/
ˈ
nɪl/
noun
nil
/
ˈ
nɪl/
noun
Learner's definition of NIL
[
noncount
]
1
:
none at all
:
zero
The chances of that happening are practically/almost
nil
. [=
nothing
]
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British
:
a score of zero
They took a 2 to
nil
lead in the second half of the game.
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