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Definition of non- prefix from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

non-

prefix

/nɒn/

/nɑːn/

in nouns, adjectives and adverbs

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not
- nonsense
- non-fiction
- non-alcoholic
- non-profit-making
- non-committally
Most compounds with non are written with a hyphen in British English but are written as one word with no hyphen in North American English.
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Word Originfrom Latin non ‘not’.

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