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non-belonging

non-belonging is the alternative form of nonbelonging.

Meaning of nonbelonging

Noun

nonbelonging (countable and uncountable, plural nonbelongings)

  1. An absence of belonging; the state of not being (recognised as) a member of a community, etc.
    • Terror is daily increasing and people are shot not only for agitation against the Soviet Government or for any other accusation; the nonbelonging to the Soviet service or relatives being abroad or the possibility of intending to join a new government are sufficient reasons for execution.1919, New York (State), Legislature, Assembly, Standing Committee on the Judiciary, Louis M. Martin, Louis Waldman, August Claessens, Samuel Aaron DeWitt, Samuel Orr, Charles Solomon, Exhibits, page...

Forms of non-belonging

pluralnon-belongings

Questions about non-belonging

What is non-belonging the alternative form of?
Non-belonging is the alternative form of nonbelonging.

Words near non-belonging in the dictionary

  1. non-believer
  2. non-believers
  3. non-believing
  4. non-belligerent
  5. non-belligerents
  6. non-belonging
  7. non-belongings
  8. non-benchmark
  9. non-Bengali
  10. non-Bessemer
  11. non-biased

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