Nihil
[out kahy-sahr out ni-hil; English awt see-zer awt nahy-hil] /aʊt ˈkaɪ sɑr aʊt ˈnɪ hɪl; English ɔt ˈsi zər ɔt ˈnaɪ hɪl/
Latin.
1.
either a Caesar or nothing; all or nothing.
[wohks et prahy-te-re-ah ni-hil; English voks et pri-teer-ee-uh nahy-hil] /ˈwoʊks ɛt praɪˈtɛ rɛˌɑ ˈnɪ hɪl; English ˈvɒks ɛt prɪˈtɪər i ə ˈnaɪ hɪl/
Latin.
1.
a voice and nothing more.
[eks ni-hi-loh ni-hil fit; English eks nahy-hi-loh nahy-hil fit, nee-hi-loh nee-hil] /ɛks ˈnɪ hɪˌloʊ ˈnɪ hɪl ˈfɪt; English ɛks ˈnaɪ hɪˌloʊ ˈnaɪ hɪl ˈfɪt, ˈni hɪˌloʊ ˈni hɪl/
Latin.
1.
nothing is created from nothing.
/ˈnaɪhɪl; ˈniːhɪl/
noun
1.
nil; nothing
n.
Latin, literally “nothing” (see nil). Phrase nihil obstat “nothing stands in the way” printed on first pages of a Catholic work indicates its official approval.
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