non-

non-

(word root) not

Examples of words with the root non-: nonconformist

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non-

pref.

Not: noncombatant.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nōn, not; see ne in Indo-European roots.]

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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.

[from Latin nōn not]

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un

or 'un

(ən)

pron.

Dial. one: young uns; He's a bad un.

[1805–15]

UN

or U.N.,

United Nations.

un-¹

,

a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, giving negative or opposite force in adjectives and their derivative adverbs and nouns (unfair; unfairly; unfairness; unfelt; unseen; unfitting; unformed; unheard-of; un-get-at-able), and less freely used in certain other nouns (unrest; unemployment).

[Middle English un-, on-, Old English; c. Dutch on-, German un-; akin to Latin in-, Greek an-,a-. See a-⁶, an-¹, in-³]

un-²

,

a prefix freely used in English to form verbs expressing a reversal of some action or state, or removal, deprivation, release, etc. (unbend; uncork; unfasten; etc.), or to intensify the force of a verb already having such a meaning (unloose).

[Middle English, Old English un-, on-; c. Dutch ont-=, German ent-; akin to Latin ante, Greek anti; compare ante-, anti-]

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Translations

non-

[nɒn] PREFIX → no..., des..., in...

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non-

[ˈnɒn-] prefix → non-non-alcoholic [ˌnɒnælkəˈhɒlɪk] nonalcoholic (US) adj → non alcoolisé(e)non-aligned [ˌnɒnəˈlaɪnd] nonaligned (US) adj [countries, nation, member] → non aligné(e); [movement]non-alignment [ˌnɒnəˈlaɪnmənt] n → non-alignement mnon-attendance [ˌnɒnəˈtɛndəns] n → absence fnon-believer [ˌnɒnbɪˈliːvə^r] n → non-croyant(e) m/f

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non-

pref → nicht-;

non-absorbent

adj → nicht absorbierend

nonacceptance

n (Comm, Fin) → Nichtannahme f, → Annahmeverweigerung f

non-achiever

n → Leistungsschwache(r) mf

non-adjustable

adj → nicht verstellbar, unverstellbar

non-affiliated

adj (→ an +acc) business, industry → nichtangeschlossen attr, → nicht angeschlossen pred

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non-

(non)

used with many words to change their meanings to the opposite; not. nie- بادِئَه مَعْناها: لا، غَيْر، عَدَم представка не- não- ne- nicht-... ikke-; -fri; non- μη no..., des..., in... mitte- پيشوندى است بمعنى منفى ei- non-לא, אי-, בלתי- अ, अन, इरत, गैर odrečno značenje, ne nem- bukan ekki non- 無[]－ 비(非)- ne-, be- (nolieguma priedēklis) ne-, bez- tidak, bukan niet-, on-ikke-, –fri nie, bez- د منفى مختاړى não- ne-, non- не- ne- ne- ne- icke- ไม่ ...-siz/sız, olmayan 非…，無…，不… (前綴) не- غير، نہيں không 非…，无…，不…（前綴）

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