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nonobservance

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non⋅ob⋅serv⋅ance

  [non-uhb-zur-vuhns]
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–noun
absence or lack of observance.
Origin:
1735–45; non- + observance

Related forms:
non⋅ob⋅serv⋅ant, adjective
non⋅ob⋅serv⋅ant⋅ly, adverb
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non·ob·ser·vance   (nŏn'əb-zûr'vəns)   
n.  Failure or refusal to observe, as a religious custom or holiday.
non'ob·ser'vant adj., non'ob·ser'vant·ly adv.
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