from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Non- \Non-\ (n[o^]n-) pref. [L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr.
neoenum, lit., not one. See {None}.]
A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in
nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic,
nonsuit.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by
means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be
dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix
non- could easily be lengthened.
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