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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Neither

/(nē"t͟hẽr [or] nī"t͟hẽr; 277)/ · Nei·ther · IPA /ˈnaɪ.ðɚ/
01 a. Not either; not the one or the other.
  1. 1.
    Not either; not the one or the other.
    “Which of them shall I take? Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoyed, If both remain alive.” — Shak.
    “He neither loves, Nor either cares for him.” — Shak.
02 conj. Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.
  1. 1.
    Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with nor.
    “Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king.” — 1 Kings xxii. 31.
    “Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me.” — Milton.
    “When she put it on, she made me vow That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.” — Shak.
Phrases & compounds
Not so neither — by no means.