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  1. adjective Having no legal force; invalid: render a contract null and void.
  2. adjective Of no consequence, effect, or value; insignificant.
  3. adjective Amounting to nothing; absent or nonexistent: a null result.
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  • The hospital matter is null, and the second Citizen's quarrel with you is private. —  Split Infinity
  • "If you go outside the null, there's no hiding the fact that you are out." —  The White Rose
  • "If you entered the null, all your spells would fall apart." —  The White Rose
  • Still, a "bad spot," even a null area, should show up to any skilled mage who was looking for it. —  The Silver Gryphon
  • "Better tie his hands, Peter," Winn said. —  Wait For The Sunrise
 

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Etymologies (3)

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  1. French nul, from Old French, from Latin nūllus; see ne in Indo-European roots.

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  1. =F. nul, nulle = Spanish nulo = Portuguese It nullo, not any, from Latin nullus, not any, none, no (feminine nulla (sc. res), later Italian nulla, later G. null, nulle = Icelandic nul = Swedish noll, nolla = Danish nul, n., zero, cipher, naught), from ne, not, + ullus, any, for *unulus, diminutive (with indefinite effect) of unus, one: see one, and cf. English any, ult. from one.
  2. from Middle Latin nullare, make null, from Latin nullus, not any, none: see null, adjective Cf. annul.
 

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