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nary

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>

— nary a or nary an

: not a single <survived the accident with nary a scratch>

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