Kilo Lingo

/ˈzɪə.rəʊ/

Line drawing of zero
Coloured illustration of zero
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Translation

The number 0, which means none at all.

Word origin

From Italian zero, from Arabic sifr, meaning empty.

Origin
Arabic
Root
sifr
English cognates
cipher

Grammar

Gender
Pluralzeros

Examples

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"Zero" is the name of the number 0.

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"Below zero" means colder than 0 degrees.

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In front of a noun, "zero" means none at all.

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This word is part of lesson 37.