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nowhere

now·here

UK/ˈnəʊ.wɛə/ US/ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/ common
adverb (1) noun (1)

adverb

1.

not anywhere; in or at or to no place

  • “I am going nowhere”

noun

1.

an insignificant place

  • “he came out of nowhere”

Origin

From Middle English nowher, from Old English nōhwēr, nāhwǣr, from nā- + hwǣr. By surface analysis, no + where. Adjective usage is taken from phrases like nowhere on the map (signifying the location was too small or too insignificant to be listed), nowhere you want to be, etc.

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