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nɛərne'er

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. never, ne'eradverb

    not ever; at no time in the past or future

    "I have never been to China"; "I shall never forget this day"; "had never seen a circus"; "never on Sunday"; "I will never marry you!"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Neer

    It appears I am no horse,
    That I can argue and discourse;
    Have but two legs, and ne’er a tail. Hudibras.

ChatGPT

  1. ne'er

    Ne'er is a contraction of "never" often used in old-fashioned, poetic, or literary contexts. It means "not ever" or "not at any time."

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ne'eradverb

    a contraction of Never

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Ne'er

    nār, adv. contr. of never.—adj. and n. Ne'er′-do-well, past all well-doing: one who is good for nothing.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ne'er in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ne'er in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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