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nonconformance

[ non-kuhn-fawr-muhns ]
/ ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr məns /
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noun
lack of conformity.
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Origin of nonconformance

First recorded in 1835–45; non- + conformance

Words nearby nonconformance

non compos, non compos mentis, nonconcurrence, noncondensing engine, nonconductor, nonconformance, nonconformist, Nonconformists, nonconformity, nonconsensual, noncontradiction
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