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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”
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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-
non-
pref.
Not:noninvasive.
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