Definitions
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- noun Lack of
familiarity .
Etymologies
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non- + familiarity
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Examples
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Americans today are more likely to see someone who boasts about his or her nonfamiliarity with technology as a sign of incompetence or just plain stupidity, as opposed to a character trait that signifies groundedness in what's real.
Talking Tech 2008
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Jewish, which, given my Orthodox upbringing, immediately opened up a chasm of nonfamiliarity between us.
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