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nonconformity

[ non-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee ]
/ ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /
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noun
failure or refusal to conform, as with established customs, attitudes, or ideas.
lack of conformity or agreement.
(often initial capital letter) refusal to conform to the Church of England.
Geology. an unconformity that separates crystalline rocks, either igneous or metamorphic, from sedimentary rocks.
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Origin of nonconformity

First recorded in 1610–20; non- + conformity
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British Dictionary definitions for nonconformity

nonconformity
/ (ˌnɒnkənˈfɔːmɪtɪ) /

noun
failure or refusal to conform
absence of agreement or harmony
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