no.
no. is the alternative form of No..
Adverb capitalized: No.
No. (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
- Take of Jujubes Nᵒ vi. that is, Six in number.1693, Steven Blankaart, A Physical Dictionary, 2nd edition, page 146
Noun capitalized: No.
No. (plural Nos.)
- Abbreviation of number.
- See Tab. of Birds, Nᵒ 28.1753, A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis"
- I am curious to see how the idea of the first No. of my projected work, strikes you.1840 February 4, Charles Dickens, letter
- Synonyms:
- #, №
Synonyms of no.
- #
- №
Forms of no.
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nos. |
| plural | Nos. |
| Adverb | |
| alternative form | № |
| alternative form | Nº |
| alternative form | Nº. |
| alternative form | No |
| alternative form | no. |
| alternative form | no |
Origin of no.
Borrowing of the Latin scribal abbreviation No. from (in) numerō (“in number, to the number of”). Cognate with French nᵒ.
Phrases with no.
- No. 10
- No. 11
- S. No.
- A No. 1
- box no.
- FD&C Red No. 3
- FD&C Red No. 40
- FD&C Yellow No. 5
- Public Enemy No. 1
- Indian Reserve No. 23
- Wemotaci Indian Reserve No. 23
- Weymontachie Indian Reserve No. 23
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Questions about no.
- What is no. the alternative form of?
- No. is the alternative form of No..
- What part of speech is no.?
- No. can be an adverb or a noun.
Words near no. in the dictionary
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