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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
neither
/ˈnaɪð.ə(ɹ)/
adverb1 of 2
not one or the other; not either; none of two things
- “This is neither the time nor the place for that.”Tatoeba
- “In those days most people could neither read nor write.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
pronoun2 of 2
Not either one of two.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)