- Main Entry:
- nary

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈner-ē\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- alteration of ne'er a
- Date:
- 1848
dialect : not any : not one <I must have it back as I have nary other copy
— Flannery O'Connor>
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nary a or nary an : not a single <survived the accident with nary a scratch>