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noncom

1

[ non-kom ]

noun

, Informal.


noncom.

2

abbreviation for

  1. noncommissioned.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of noncom1

First recorded in 1740–50; short for noncommissioned

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Example Sentences

If the Yankee noncom was thinking of trying something, his material was not promising.

Before that was finished Allison and Arno added two more noncom officers who had come in to hurry up the squad.

Enraged, the younger Haer began to shrill commands to a noncom in the way of organizing a pursuit.

The systematic brutality shown the common soldier—even the noncom.

It did not work well, however, except in one instance, in which the American company became so fond of their French "noncom."

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