non-

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.

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Origin of non-

A prefix representing the Latin adverb nōn “not”

Words nearby non-

nomology, nomothetic, nomotopic, Nomura, -nomy, non-, nona, nonabrasive, nonabsorbable suture, nonacademic, nonacceptance

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Example sentences from the Web for non-

Limbaugh makes comments like this because his right-wing fans require a non–stop diet of race-baiting red meat.
Rush Limbaugh’s Fear of a Black James Bond|Dean Obeidallah|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Phasellus tristique, eros sit amet maximus tincidunt, enim massa congue nibh, non rutrum lorem ante non lectus.
Test Article|CNN|October 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Toking up was implied by smoky backgrounds and non sequiturial banter.
‘Silicon Valley’ and the Return of Stoner Television|Rich Goldstein|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, for the most part, the major speakers stayed even keeled and non hysterical.
CPAC: Come for the Crazy, Stay for the Party|Michelle Cottle|March 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST

You can only ever see it from an outsider and comment on it with the rueful wisdom of a non participant.
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Revealing Reddit AMA: On Julian Assange’s Letter and Fame|Marlow Stern|October 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Of the non- atmospheric type the "Sansair," also made by Geo.
Acetylene, The Principles Of Its Generation And Use|F. H. Leeds
Non episcopus universalis, sed universalis Ecclesi episcopus.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2|J. H. Merle D'Aubign
Your Non Plush Ultra will have to be a neat, ankle-length riding skirt.
Somewhere in Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson
I, 399: 'Presence a vewe de franc pledge demande par la reson de la persone, non de la tenure.'
Villainage in England|Paul Vinogradoff
Puellam ex illo Tumultu plangentium stupore correptam esse, non vero defunctam.
Six Discourses on the Miracles of our Saviour|Thomas Woolston

British Dictionary definitions for non-

non-

prefix

indicating negationnonexistent

indicating refusal or failurenoncooperation

indicating exclusion from a specified class of persons or thingsnonfiction

indicating lack or absence, esp of a quality associated with what is specifiednonobjective; nonevent

Word Origin for non-

from Latin nōn not

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Medical definitions for non-

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Not:noninvasive.

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