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non-
| a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, usually with a simple negative force as implying mere negation or absence of something (rather than the opposite or reverse of it, as often expressed by un-1 ): nonadherence; noninterference; nonpayment; nonprofessional. |
Origin:
prefix repr. L adv. nōn not
prefix repr. L adv. nōn not
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| non- pref. Not: noncombatant. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nōn, not; see ne in Indo-European roots.] |
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Non-
Non-\ [L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr. neoenum, lit., not one. See None.] A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit. Note: The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix non- could easily be lengthened.
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Language Translation for : non-
Spanish:
no…, des…, in…,
German:
nicht-…,
Japanese:
無－
non-
prefix meaning "not, lack of," or "sham," 14c., from Anglo-Fr. noun-, from O.Fr. non-, from L. non "not, not a," from Old L. noenum "not one" (*ne oinom). In some cases perhaps from M.E. non "not" (adj.), from O.E. nan (see not).
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Main Entry: non-
Function: prefix
: not : other than : reverse of : absence of
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non- pref.
Not: noninvasive.
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