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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnullo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈnul.lo/
"Il contratto è stato dichiarato nullo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no legal force or validity; invalid or void.
"The contract was declared null and void after the breach of terms."
- 1
A zero, nothingness, or an empty value signifying the absence of any data or significance in computing and mathematics.
"The function returns a null value if the user input cannot be found."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'null' originates from the Latin word 'nullus', meaning 'not any' or 'none'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to denote the absence of value or quantity in various contexts, particularly in mathematics and computer science.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Null" is said worldwide
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nul
Transliteration: /nyl/
"Le contrat a été déclaré nul et non avenu."
nichtig
Transliteration: /ˈnɪçtɪç/
"Der Vertrag wurde für nichtig erklärt."
nullo
Transliteration: /ˈnul.lo/
"Il contratto è stato dichiarato nullo."
nulo
Transliteration: /ˈnu.lo/
"El contrato fue declarado nulo y sin efecto."
nulo
Transliteration: /ˈnu.lu/
"O contrato foi declarado nulo."
शून्य
Transliteration: shunya
"इस डेटाबेस फ़ील्ड का मान शून्य है।"
空
Transliteration: kōng
"这个字段的值是空的。"
널
Transliteration: neol
"이 변수의 값은 널입니다."
無効
Transliteration: mukō
"契約は無効と宣言されました。"
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