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nothus

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See: bastard, illegitimate


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The resonances of "Nothing" both in Q2 and F Hamlet and in Much Ado about Nothing (whose homophone "Noting" includes blotting or staining as well as observing) may include not only the already well-known "O" and "naught/nought" but Nothus as a term for bastard (or the son of an adulteress) in the period.
nothus are of greater height than those of the other species, appearing rounder in shape.
 
 
 
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