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not

/nɒt/
Meanings
  • Negation particle

    The negation of an action, statement, or proposition.

    - "I don't smoke."
    - "It's not raining."
    - "He didn't finish the assignment."
Pronunciation
  1. /nɒt/



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  2. /nɑt/



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Synonyms

! , ~ , ¬ , ˈ , I don't think , bender
Rhymes
Words rhyming with not
mott , pot , rot , shot , thought , wrought
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. knot (English) : A fastening or binding together of two or more things.

  2. notch (English) : A small indentation or mark cut into something.

Variants
List of all variants of not that leads to same result
not , NOT , NOTs , not-for-profit , not a bad thing , not a bit of it , not a blind bit , not a dry eye in the house , not all there , not a moment too soon , not amount to much
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

doesn't, didn't, don't, didn't, haven't, hadn't, haven't's, hadn't's

Etymology
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Old English 'not' or 'nan' meaning 'none, not any'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'not' is the most commonly used word in the English language.

  2. In ancient Greek, the letter 'not' was represented by the symbol 'tau'.

  3. The word 'not' is the negation particle used in many programming languages, including C++ and Java.

Related Concepts
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  1. negation: The process of denying or reversing the affirmative meaning of a statement or proposition.

  2. logic: The study of correct reasoning and argumentation, including the use of negation in propositional logic.

Culture
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Not is a common word in various languages and has been used extensively in literature, music, and art to convey negation. For example, Shakespeare's use of 'not' in his plays and poems.

How to Memorize "not"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a red stop sign to remember 'not'. The stop sign says 'Stop' which is similar to 'not'.

  2. associate

    - Associate 'not' with the word 'no' or 'negative'. Remember that 'not' negates or denies something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Nice Orange Tastes Apple-y' to remember the negative prefix 'not'. Each letter in 'NOT' corresponds to the first letter of each word in the phrase.

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