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No. en · ADV

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, archaic, not-comparable) Abbreviation of in number or to the number of.
    • They goe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches, nᵒ. eight or nine. 1661, Robert Lovell, A Compleat History of Animals and Minerals, page 129:
    • No., abbreviation of L. numero, ‘to the number of’. 1994, Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition, page 1141:
    • Take of Jujubes Nᵒ vi. that is, Six in number. 1693, Steven Blankaart, A Physical Dictionary, 2nd edition, page 146:

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No. en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of number.
    alt of number
    • It's No. 276 Coalporter Street. 1974, Michael Gilbert, Flash Point, page 14:
    • I am curious to see how the idea of the first No. of my projected work, strikes you. 1840 February 4, Charles Dickens, letter
    • The king made a gift of No. 10 to his old Eton roommate.
    • Red No. 3, red No. 40, blue No. 2 and green No. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say red No. 40 and yellow No. 5 and No. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens. 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, in CNN:
    • See Tab. of Birds, Nᵒ 28. 1753, A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis"

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Synonyms

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Translations (42)

he מס׳ (abbreviation of "number") · da nr. (abbreviation of "number") · lt nr. (abbreviation of "number") · yi נו׳ (abbreviation of "number") · hi नं॰ (abbreviation of "number") · sk č. (abbreviation of "number") · ja No. (nanbā) (abbreviation of "number") · nl(abbreviation of "number") · sv nr (abbreviation of "number") · lv nr. (abbreviation of "number") · it n. (abbreviation of "number") · no(abbreviation of "number") · de Nr. (abbreviation of "number") · ru(abbreviation of "number") · hi नं. (abbreviation of "number") · nl nr (abbreviation of "number") · ia(abbreviation of "number") · fr(abbreviation of "number") · ms no. (abbreviation of "number") · it(abbreviation of "number") · tl no. (abbreviation of "number") · af nr. (nommer) (abbreviation of "number") · pt(abbreviation of "number") · ms bil. (abbreviation of "number") · ca núm. (abbreviation of "number") · no nr (abbreviation of "number") · st no. (nomora) (abbreviation of "number") · ja № (nanbā) (abbreviation of "number") · cmn 號 /号 (abbreviation of "number") · es n.º (abbreviation of "number") · el αρ. (abbreviation of "number") · it N (abbreviation of "number") · gd àir. (abbreviation of "number") · fi nro (abbreviation of "number") · cs č. (abbreviation of "number") · tl blg. (abbreviation of "number") · ast nᵘ (abbreviation of "number") · pl nr (abbr. of numer) (abbreviation of "number") · es núm. (abbreviation of "number") · sl št. (abbreviation of "number") · hu sz. (abbreviation of "number") · it n.ro (abbreviation of "number")