prep_phrase
Meaning 1
Out of nothing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
ex nihilo
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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ĕks nē′ə-lō′
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈnaɪ̯-/
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Received-Pronunciation: /-ˈnɪ-/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ɛks ˈniː.əˌləʊ̯/
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Canada, General-American: /-ˈnaɪ̯-/
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Canada, General-American: /-ˈnɪ-/
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Canada: /-ˈnʌɪ̯-/
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Australian: /eks ˈniː.əˌləʉ̯/
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Australian: /-ˈnɑe̯-/
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Australian: /-ˈnɪ-/
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New-Zealand: /eks ˈniː.əˌlɐʉ̯/
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New-Zealand: /-ˈnaɪ̯-/
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New-Zealand: /-ˈnə-/
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Scotland: /ɛks ˈni.əˌlo/
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Scotland: /-ˈnaɪ̯-/
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Scotland: /-ˈnʌi̯-/
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Scotland: /-ˈnəi̯-/
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Scotland: /-ˈnɪ-/
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India: /ɛks ˈniː.iˌloː/
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India: /-ˈnaj-/
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India: /-ˈnɪ-/
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin (creātiō) ex nihilō (“(creation) out of nothing”).