Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not one.
from The Century Dictionary.
- A corruption of ne'er a, never a (the article being sometimes erroneously repeated after the word in which it is contained).
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- adjective not one
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used with singular count nouns) colloquial for `not a' or `not one' or `never a'
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This or'nary is goin 'to be kept decent as long as I keep it.
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Didn't agree with his daughter, the air there, or something, and he says he couldn't be at the bother of two establishments without a housekeeper in nary one of 'em.
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The anything-but-not-a-public-option medical “reform” was/is touted highly by insurance companies … with nary a word of publicised protest.
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Why is there always blog after blog from John King and his show and nary a word about GPS which has to be the best NEWS hour on CNN?
King: What will triumph in health care push - reform or recess? 2009
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And the mushrooming of the USA defence budget has been encouraged by arms manufacturers .. with nary a word of publicised protest.
Pundits and why you can’t believe them — Fusion Despatches 2010
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And nary a word on the subject of same-sex marriage bills.
New York Senate Drama! Showdown! Conflict! Pay Raises! - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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You know, back in the day, I had a certain sympathy for Democrat Steve Cohen (TN-09): back in 2008 he had been targeted for being a Jew by primary challenger Nikki Tinker, with nary a word of objection made by then Senator and now-President Barack Obama, who Cohen enthusiastically supported.
Steve Cohen (D, TN-09) called racist by Democrats, returns the favor to Tea Partiers. | RedState 2010
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Alas, it sits here accusingly beside me, nary a word of it having been transcribed into type.
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Yet, nary a word about the number of unborn children that die each year at the hands of health care providers.
Abortion and politics a volatile mix for U.S. Catholics 2009
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Alas, it sits here accusingly beside me, nary a word of it having been transcribed into type.
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