neither

Meanings

Pronoun

  • Not either one of two.

Adverb

  • Similarly not.

Origin

  • Alteration (after either) of nauther, from Middle English nawther, noþer, naðer (whence also Modern nor), from Old English nāwþer, contraction of nāhwæþer, corresponding to no + whether. Compare Latin neuter.

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