Neither (nē&thlig_;&etilde_;r or nī&thlig_;&etilde_;r; 277), a. [OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. nāwðer, nāhwæðer; nā never, not + hwæðer whether. The word has followed the form of either. See No, and Whether, and cf. Neuter, Nor.] Not either; not the one or the other.
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Which of them shall I take?
Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,
If both remain alive. Shak.
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He neither loves,
Nor either cares for him. Shak.
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