neither

pronoun, conjunction, adjective [not gradable]

/ˈni·ðər, ˈnɑɪ-/

Definition

› not one and not the other of two things or people: They have two TVs but neither one works. Neither of my brothers could come to the party. infml "I don’t feel like going out tonight." "Me neither."

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