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non-

  1. 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 .


non-

prefix

  1. indicating negation

    nonexistent

  2. indicating refusal or failure

    noncooperation

  3. indicating exclusion from a specified class of persons or things

    nonfiction

  4. indicating lack or absence, esp of a quality associated with what is specified

    nonobjective

    nonevent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of non-1

A prefix representing the Latin adverb nōn “not”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of non-1

from Latin nōn not
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Example Sentences

Sounds like “To Catch a Den of Thieves,” non?

The matches continued in this guise in non Ryder Cup years until 2013 and all of the greats of European golf in this period were involved.

From BBC

They added that "the 43-year-old suffered non life-threatening injuries".

From BBC

"The problem is, if you do state funding, then you’re tied to it," she explained, not even bothering to come up with a more plausible-sounding non sequitur.

From Salon

Unless he came to coffee stoned, then he just sat there and grinned and nodded, occasionally throwing in a non sequitur that made no sense at all and suffered additionally from not being at all witty or funny, which he always was when he wasn’t stoned.

From Salon

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