nonsense
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sɛns, -səns noun
2.
conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd: to have tolerated enough nonsense.
3.
impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior: He doesn't have to take that nonsense from you.
4.
something absurd or fatuous: the utter nonsense of such a suggestion.
5.
anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.
6.
Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed ( distinguished from sense ).
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So is ort. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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World English Dictionary
nonsense (ˈnɒnsəns) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel |
| 2. | conduct or action that is absurd |
| 3. | foolish or evasive behaviour or manners: she'll stand no nonsense |
| 4. | See no-nonsense |
| 5. | things of little or no value or importance; trash |
| —interj | |
| 6. | an exclamation of disagreement |
| nonsensical | |
| —adj | |
| non'sensically | |
| —adv | |
| non'sensicalness | |
| —n | |
| nonsensi'cality | |
| —n | |
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Science Dictionary
| nonsense (nŏn'sěns') Pronunciation Key
Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. See more at point mutation. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
It is a story created by people who also thought the world was flat and other nonsense.
The truly sad thing would be if this venomous nonsense were coming from a tenured professor.
Nonsense is not supposed to get through this process-certainly not five times.
We do not need to create science fiction to explain nonsense with nonsense.
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