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

non-starter

noun
 
/ˌnɒn ˈstɑːtə(r)/
 
/ˌnɑːn ˈstɑːrtər/
(informal)
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  1. a thing or a person that has no chance of success
    • As a business proposition, it's a non-starter.
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
sufficiently
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