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Not has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Adverb · Conj · Intj

Definitions
Noun
1

Alternative letter-case form of NOT

2

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

Adverb
1

negation of a word or group of words

"he does not speak French"

"she is not going"

"they are not friends"

"not many"

"not much"

"not at all"

2

Negates the meaning of the modified verb.

Conj
1

And not.

Intj
1

Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.

Example Sentences
"he does not speak French" adverb
"she is not going" adverb
"they are not friends" adverb
"not many" adverb
"not much" adverb
"not at all" adverb
See Also
negative negation and xor unary or never else
Related Terms
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Origin

The word "not" comes from Middle English not or nat, which evolved from Old English forms meaning "nothing." It originally combined elements for "not" and "anything," literally translating to "not anything."

Rhyming Words
snot anot knot arnot donot minot pinot whynot if not carnot am not do not or not is not donnot bonnot cannot unknot inknot reknot
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