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nonalcoholic

American  
[non-al-kuh-haw-lik, -hol-ik] / ˌnɒn æl kəˈhɔ lɪk, -ˈhɒl ɪk /

adjective

  1. not being or containing alcohol.

    nonalcoholic beverages.


noun

  1. a person who is not an alcoholic.

nonalcoholic British  
/ ˌnɒnælkəˈhɒlɪk /

adjective

  1. not containing alcohol

    nonalcoholic drinks

"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

Etymology

Origin of nonalcoholic

First recorded in 1905–10; non- + alcoholic


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Nguyen said she planned to stick with nonalcoholic beer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Oktoberfest did not even begin serving nonalcoholic beer until 1986.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

“I’m sure nonalcoholic is getting better, but I’m not at the point where I have to worry about that.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Athletic Brewing named Dan Kleinman its new CMO as the nonalcoholic brewer steps up sports sponsorships and national media spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

“You’re going already? You just got here. There’s a little mixer after this, and there’s nonalcoholic stuff for the kids to drink.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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