Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- Not: noncombatant.
Wiktionary
- Prevocalic form of nona-
- Used in the sense of not, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
GNU Webster's 1913
- A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in
non attention, ornon -attention,non conformity,non metallic,non suit.
Etymologies
- From Latin nona ("nine"). (Wiktionary)
- Middle English, from Old French, from Latin nōn, not; see ne in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Small Change Breakfast Tips 1. Make oatmeal with milk non- or low-fat for more protein.”
“The role of non- nuclear means of deterrence to effectively prevent conflict and increase stability in troubled regions is a vital issue.”
The Wall Street Journal: Deterrence in the Age of Nuclear Proliferation
“If a teacher can show, by presenting months of collected evidence, that a student has earned less than an "A," then a non-"A" grade should certainly happen.”
The Huffington Post: Bob Bowdon: Classroom Grading is an Attack on Students
“Rape and sexual violence are used not just as weapons of war around the world but as forms of coercion and a way to instill fear and used as bribes for female students in classrooms, a way to severely marginalize and control women, even in non- conflict areas.”
The Huffington Post: Pam Allyn: We Are Alive: A Call for a New Women's Global Movement
“Something larger that truly is a "happening" at all, simply that, and no less remarkable for it — the mass effort to throw off the non-"happenings" that circumscribe all our lives to unambitious, repetitive cycles.”
Fictionaut: Portland Vagabonder [Card #8: Strength] [WORK-IN-PROGRESS]
“Here are a few "non-"categories with suggestions for each to get you started:”
The Huffington Post: Katie Campbell: Creating a Nontraditional Care Package for Your College Student
“Still, Fitch classified the use of ASBE standards and non-"Big Four" auditors as "key weakness indicators" for several companies.”
The Wall Street Journal: Fitch Sees Risk in China Accounting Standards
“To hear more from Scaling Green's Communicating Energy lecture series at Solar Power International 2011 SPI, please listen what these solar energy leaders had to say on the National Solar Jobs Census 2011 and the Solyndra non-"scandal" at Scaling Green.”
The Huffington Post: Mike Casey: Solar Executives Rebut Fossil Fuel Industry Attacks
“Late last week, news broke that 75 probationary non-"tenured" teachers who were improperly fired under then-DCPS Chancellor Michelle Rhee would be re-instated.”
The Huffington Post: Sabrina Stevens Shupe: Just Cause, or "Just 'Cause"?
“Repeatedly claiming his abject non- success to be their number one priority, the Party of Lincoln facilitated much executive stumbling by tripping the President at every step of every way since day one.”
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