1
—used as a function word to make negative a group of words or a word
2
—used as a function word to stand for the negative of a preceding group of words
is sometimes hard to see and sometimes not
: a logical operator (see operator sense 3a) that produces a statement that is the inverse (see inverse entry 2 sense 3a) of an input statement
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“Not.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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not
adverb1
—used to make a word or group of words negative
the books are not here
2
—used to stand for the negative of a group of words that comes before
is sometimes hard to see and sometimes not
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