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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Not \Not\, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as
E. naught. See Naught.]
A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or
refusal.
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Not one word spake he more than was need. --Chaucer.
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Thou shalt not steal. --Ex. xx. 15.
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Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. --Job vii. 8.
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The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? --Bp.
Sanderson.
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Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.]
--Chaucer.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Not \Not\, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as
E. naught. See Naught.]
A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or
refusal.
Not one word spake he more than was need. --Chaucer.
Thou shalt not steal. --Ex. xx. 15.
Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not. --Job vii. 8.
The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? --Bp.
Sanderson.
Not . . . but, or Not but, only. [Obs. or Colloq.]
--Chaucer.
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