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| business |
a duty or matter that appropriately concerns one particular person and no one else. [1/6 definitions] |
| herself |
she and no one else instead. [1/2 definitions] |
| himself |
he and no one else. [1/2 definitions] |
| in private |
with no one else near; privately or secretly. |
| myself |
I and no one else. [1/2 definitions] |
| nemo me impune lacessit |
(Latin) no one attacks me with impunity (motto of Scotland). |
| nobody |
no one; no person. |
| none |
(used with a plural verb) no persons or things; no one. [1/3 definitions] |
| ourselves |
we and no one else. [1/2 definitions] |
| soliloquize |
to speak aloud what is in one's mind when, or as if when, no one is present or listening. |
| themselves |
they and no one else. [1/2 definitions] |
| yourself |
you and no one else. [1/2 definitions] |
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