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non-

  1. 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 .


non-

prefix

  1. indicating negation

    nonexistent

  2. indicating refusal or failure

    noncooperation

  3. indicating exclusion from a specified class of persons or things

    nonfiction

  4. indicating lack or absence, esp of a quality associated with what is specified

    nonobjective

    nonevent

“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
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of non-1

A prefix representing the Latin adverb ō “ndz”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of non-1

from Latin ō not
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Rather than create a new benefit program, the bill would grant firefighters who have non-9/11 cancer-related conditions access to the long-standing Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program, which provides monetary death, disability and education benefits to line-of-duty responders and surviving family members.

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It specified that the woman told a police officer that she had non consensual sex with one person, but in subsequent statements changed it to two.

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Social scientist Clare Moriarty noticed an important theme in McGregor’s White House remarks, one which suggested his true audience wasn’t the people of Ireland — for whom he’s very close to persona non grata these days — but their distant cousins on this side of the pond.

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Defending the amendments on Thursday, defence minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin told parliament "geopolitical changes and global military technology" require the military to transform to tackle "conventional and non conventional conflicts".

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A 27-year-old woman remains in a serious but non life-threatening condition, while a 23-year-old man has since been discharged after being treated in hospital.

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