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non-papers

non-papers is the plural of non-paper.

Meaning of non-paper

Noun

non-paper (plural non-papers)

  1. A discussion paper which is not to form part of formal business, especially in the UN.
    • The difficulty in reaching a unanimously acceptable decision is reflected in particular by a document submitted by the Japanese delegation to the same Working Group (Japanese non-paper),2001, Phil Williams, Dimitri Vlassis, Combating Transnational Crime, Routledge, →ISBN, page 262

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Questions about non-papers

What is non-papers the plural of?
Non-papers is the plural of non-paper.

Words near non-papers in the dictionary

  1. non-packable
  2. non-painful
  3. non-Pali
  4. non-Pama-Nyungan
  5. non-paper
  6. non-papers
  7. non-parametric
  8. non-pareil
  9. non-pareils
  10. non-parliamentary
  11. non-participation

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