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nought
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
nought
(noun)
nought
noughts and crosses
(noun)
naught
(pronoun)
1
nought
/
ˈ
nɑːt/
noun
plural
noughts
1
nought
/
ˈ
nɑːt/
noun
plural
noughts
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOUGHT
[
count, noncount
]
British
:
the number 0
:
zero
One million is a 1 with six
noughts
after it.
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nought
Britannica Dictionary definition of NOUGHT
chiefly British spelling of
naught
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