Nilotic

adj 1: of or relating to the Nile River or the people living near

it [syn: {Nilotic}]

2: of or relating to or constituting the Nilotic group of

languages; "Nilotic syntax" [syn: {Nilotic}]

n : a group of languages of East Africa belonging to the

Chari-Nile group [syn: {Nilotic}, {Nilotic language}]

niladic

A contrivance (possibly of {Microsoft}

origin) to describe a {function} taking no {arguments}. An

extension of the more common series monadic, dyadic, etc.

(1998-09-21)