jamás or nunca

Question

Is there a difference between jamás and nunca'

Answer 1

thanks for the info.

Answer 2

See this on wordreference:

<http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php't=697986>

Answer 3

Here's the definition from the DRAE:

jamás.

(Del lat. iam magis, ya más).

1. adv. t. nunca.
2. adv. t. ant. siempre.
3. adv. t. ant. Alguna vez.

en ~ de los jamases, o ~ de los jamases, o ~ por ~, o por ~.

1. locs. advs. nunca.

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"nunca jamás", of course, is a common expression.

I get the feeling that jamás is especially used to convey the idea of "never before" or "not any more," but native Spanish speakers may correct me on that.