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non-breaking

non-breaking adjective: not generating a line break, as in non-breaking space or non-breaking hyphen.

Adjective

non-breaking (not comparable)

  1. Not generating a line break, as in non-breaking space or non-breaking hyphen.

Forms of non-breaking

alternative formnonbreaking

Origin of non-breaking

From non- + breaking.

Phrases with non-breaking

Questions about non-breaking

What does non-breaking mean?
Non-breaking means not generating a line break, as in non-breaking space or non-breaking hyphen.
What part of speech is non-breaking?
Non-breaking is an adjective.

Words near non-breaking in the dictionary

  1. non-boldface
  2. non-boldfaced
  3. non-bonus
  4. non-braked
  5. non-breakable
  6. non-breaking
  7. non-breaking space
  8. non-breaking spaces
  9. non-breeding
  10. non-brewed condiment
  11. non-brewed condiments

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