non-


  1. a prefix meaning “not,” freely used as an English formative, usually with a simple negative force as implying mere negation or absence of something (rather than the opposite or reverse of it, as often expressed by un-1): nonadherence; noninterference; nonpayment; nonprofessional.

Origin of non-

1
A prefix representing the Latin adverb nōn “not”

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British Dictionary definitions for non-

non-

prefix
  1. indicating negation: nonexistent

  2. indicating refusal or failure: noncooperation

  1. indicating exclusion from a specified class of persons or things: nonfiction

  2. indicating lack or absence, esp of a quality associated with what is specified: nonobjective; nonevent

Origin of non-

1
from Latin nōn not

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