ex nihilo
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ex ni·hi·lo
adverb or adjective \(ˌ)eks-ˈnē-(h)ə-ˌlō, -ˈni-, -ˈnī-\Definition of EX NIHILO
: from or out of nothing <creation ex nihilo>
Origin of EX NIHILO
Latin
First Known Use: 1656
Rhymes with EX NIHILO
Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, fortissimo, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, lothario, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio
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