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zero

ze·ro

zero

 
pronunciation:
zi ro [or] zir o
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part of speech: noun
inflections: zeroes, zeros
definition: the word for the number 0.
You need six zeros when you write "one million" in numbers.
 
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Zero comes from an Arabic word that means "empty."