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No.

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See also:Appendix:Variations of "no"

English

EnglishWikipedia has an article on:

numero sign

Alternative forms

№,Nº,Nº.
No,no.,no

Etymology

Borrowing of theLatinscribal abbreviationNo. from (in)numerō(“innumber, to thenumber of”). Cognate withFrenchn^o.

Pronunciation

Audio(US);“number”: (file)

Adverb

No. (notcomparable)

(archaic)Abbreviation ofin number orto the number of.
- 1661, Robert Lovell,A Compleat History of Animals and Minerals, page129:
  Theygoe two months, & then bring forth a blind off-spring like bitches,n^o. eight or nine.
- 1693, Steven Blankaart,A Physical Dictionary, 2nd edition, page146:
  Take ofJujubesN^o vi. that is, Six in number.
- 1994,Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 28th edition, page1141:
  No., abbreviation ofL.numero, ‘to the number of’.

Noun

No. (pluralNos.)

Abbreviation ofnumber.
- 1753,A Supplement to Mr Chambers's Cyclopaedia, s.v. "Otis":
  SeeTab. of Birds,N^o 28.
- 1840 February 4,Charles Dickens, letter:
  I am curious to see how the idea of the firstNo. of my projected work, strikes you.
- 1974, Michael Gilbert,Flash Point, page14:
  It'sNo. 276 Coalporter Street.
- 2025 March 29, Kristen Rogers, “Over half of US states are trying to eliminate food dyes. Here’s what you can do now”, inCNN‎^[1]:
  RedNo. 3, redNo. 40, blueNo. 2 and greenNo. 3 all have been linked with cancer or tumors in animals. Other sources say redNo. 40 and yellowNo. 5 andNo. 6 contain or may be contaminated with known carcinogens.
The king made a gift ofNo. 10 to his old Eton roommate.

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation fornumber used incase citations.

Synonyms

#
№

Translations

abbreviation of "number"

References

“No.,adv.³ and n.².”, inOED Online⁠, Oxford:Oxford University Press,2003.
The Bluebook, 19th ed. (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, pp. 430-431.

Anagrams

-on,ON,ON.,on,on-

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