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/noh"hwidh'euhr, -widh'-/, adv.to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.[bef. 900; ME nohwider, OE nahwider. See NO1, WHITHER]
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Nowhither — No whith er, adv. [No + whither.] Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere. [Archaic] Thy servant went nowhither. 2 Kings v. 25. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nowhither — (adv.) toward no place, O.E. nahwiðer; see NO (Cf. no) + WHITHER (Cf. whither) … Etymology dictionary
nowhither — [nō′hwith΄ər, nō′with΄ər] adv. [ME nowhider < OE nahwider] Archaic in, at, or to no place; nowhere … English World dictionary
nowhither — adverb nowhere; to no place. This stuffed rump of mine saves not me only from rheumatism, but you also from what other isms! In this your Life pilgrimage Nowhither, a fine Squallacci marching music, and Gregorian Chant, accompanies you, and the… … Wiktionary
nowhither — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: Middle English nowhider, from Old English nāhwider, from nā no + hwider whither, anywhither more at whither : to or toward no place : nowhere allures us into byways leading nowhither J.B.Cabell … Useful english dictionary
nowhither — adverb Date: before 12th century to or toward no place … New Collegiate Dictionary
nowhither — adv. Body and Soul, 179 … Oldest English Words
nowhither — no•whith•er [[t]ˈnoʊˌ(h)wɪð ər, ˌwɪð [/t]] adv. to no place; nowhere • Etymology: bef. 900; ME nohwider, OE nāhwider. See no I, whither … From formal English to slang
Pro-form — A pro form is a type of function word or expression that stands in for (expresses the same content as) another word, phrase, clause or sentence where the meaning is recoverable from the context. They are used either to avoid repetitive… … Wikipedia
nowhere — Synonyms and related words: China, Darkest Africa, God knows where, Greenland, North Pole, Outer Mongolia, Pago Pago, Pillars of Hercules, Siberia, South Pole, Thule, Tierra del Fuego, Timbuktu, Ultima Thule, Yukon, antipodes, frontier,… … Moby Thesaurus
