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6 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
originFrom Middle English nought, noght, noȝt, from Old English nōwiht, nāwiht, which in turn comes from ne-ā-wiht, which was a phrase used as an emphatic "no", meaning "not anything". Equivalent to ne + ought or ne + a + wight. Doublet of naught and not.
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