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  • noun One who is not a man.

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non- +‎ man

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Examples

  • A related view also occurs much later; Ashworth reports that Menghus Blanchellus Faventinus held that term negations such as ˜nonman™ are true of non-beings, and he concluded from this that ˜A nonman is a chimera™ is true (apparently assuming that ˜chimera™ is also true of nonbeings). [

    The Traditional Square of Opposition Parsons, Terence 2006

  • The Mandate School of Sorcery protects ancient, coveted secrets and guards against the return of the Consult – nonman followers of No-God who destroyed ancient civilization.

    Neth Space Neth 2006

  • The Mandate School of Sorcery protects ancient, coveted secrets and guards against the return of the Consult – nonman followers of No-God who destroyed ancient civilization.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Neth 2006

  • It is speech, then, rather than reason alone that is the phase * change, and that fixes the gulf between man and nonman.

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

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