néant
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See also: neant
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably from Latin ne gentem ("no person, no one"), or ne entem (“not existing”). Compare Italian niente.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ne.ɑ̃/
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Noun
[edit]néant m (plural néants)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “néant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.