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nonword

[ non-wurd ]

noun

  1. a word that is not recognized or accepted as legitimate, as one produced by a spelling or typographical error.
  2. a word whose meaning or use is not approved in a given circumstance:

    “Failure” is a nonword in her vocabulary.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of nonword1

First recorded in 1960–65; non- + word

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