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no / nō/ • adj. 1. not any: there is no excuse | no two plants are alike. 2. used to indicate that something is quite the opposite of what is being specified: it was no easy task persuading her | Toby is no fool. 3. hardly any: you'll be back in no time. 4. used in notices or slogans forbidding or rejecting something specified: “No Smoking” signs | no nukes. • interj. used to give a negative response: “Is anything wrong?” “No.” ∎ expressing disagreement or contradiction: “This is boring.” “No, it's not!” ∎ expressing agreement with or affirmation of a negative statement: they would never cause a fuss, oh no. ∎ expressing shock or disappointment at something one has heard or discovered: oh no, look at this! • adv. not at all; to no extent: they were no more able to perform the task than I was. • n. (pl. noes ) a negative answer or decision, as in voting: he was unable to change his automatic yes to a no. PHRASES: no can do inf. I am unable to do it.the noes have it the negative votes are in the majority.no less see less.no longer not now as formerly: they no longer live here.no more see more.no place nowhere.no sooner —— than see soon.not take no for an answer persist in spite of refusals.no two ways about it used to convey that there can be no doubt about something.no way inf. under no circumstances; not at all: You think she's alone? No way.or no or not: she'd have ridden there, winter or no.—— or no —— regardless of the specified thing: recession or no recession there is always going to be a shortage of good people. |
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"no." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "no." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-no015.html "no." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-no015.html |
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Nō (Jap.). A form of traditional Japanese drama that emerged in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, and whose dialogues, story lines, and aesthetic qualities have been influenced by Buddhism. The form was introduced by the actor Kan'ami, but brought to its theoretical and practical maturity in the work and writings of his son, Zeami (1363–1443). Zeami brought many aspects of the Buddhism of his day to bear. From zen, he imported the sense of theatre as an ongoing practice, as the actors work from day to day and performance to performance to perfect their craft and, through it, themselves. Many themes and elements entered in from those facets of Buddhist life and practice with which audiences would have been aware in their daily lives as well: the character of the wandering monk (frequently portrayed as one of the yamabushi of shugendō), tastes and aesthetic sensibilities stemming from Zen, a sense of impermanence (anitya) and loss, portrayal of humans and other phenomena as both finite beings as well as expressions of the absolute, esoteric ritualism (see esoteric Buddhism), and so on. Thus, Nō represents the osmosis of Buddhist thought and sensibility into a popular art form.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Nō." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "Nō." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-N.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "Nō." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-N.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no2.html T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no2.html |
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No , lake, N South Sudan, in the swampy Sudd region. It is formed by the floodwaters of the White Nile and varies in size seasonally. Its maximum area is c.40 sq mi (100 sq km). Much papyrus grows in the lake. |
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"No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NoLk.html "No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-NoLk.html |
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no1 not (in lit. use surviving only in or no (XV)). OE. nō, f. ne + ō, var. of ā ever. The midl. and south. ME. repr. of OE. nā (see NO3) coalesced with this and influenced the pronunc.
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T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no.html T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no1.html T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no1.html |
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no. (read as number). XVI. abbr. of L. numerō in number, abl. of numerus NUMBER; later, perh. after F. numéro.
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T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no3.html T. F. HOAD. "no." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-no3.html |
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No1 • symb. the chemical element nobelium. No2 • n. variant spelling of Noh. |
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"No." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "No." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-no.html "No." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-no.html |
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No symbol for the element nobelium . |
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"No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-No.html "No." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-No.html |
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No see Asian drama . |
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no •aglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, so, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou
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"no." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "no." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-no.html "no." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-no.html |
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