Definitions
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- adjective Not in or of
wartime .
Etymologies
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non- + wartime
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Examples
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It is a tribute to Jimmy Carter's bad luck and ineptitude that he could be the only nonwartime president in our history to lose bunches of votes because of the way he handled foreign affairs.
Know Thy President Hoffman, Nicholas von 1981
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A Mars mission may be the single most expensive nonwartime undertaking in U.S. history.
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