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non-stop

non-stop is the alternative form of nonstop.

Meaning of nonstop

Adjective

nonstop (not comparable)

  1. Without stopping; without interruption or break.
    • There's a nonstop flight to Mauritius, but I'm not sitting on the same plane for thirteen hours.
  2. Describing a point mutation within a stop codon that causes the continued translation of an mRNA strand.

See all 6 meanings of nonstop

Forms of non-stop

pluralnon-stops

Origin of non-stop

From non- + stop.

Phrases with non-stop

Questions about non-stop

What is non-stop the alternative form of?
Non-stop is the alternative form of nonstop.

Words near non-stop in the dictionary

  1. non-steroidals
  2. non-stick
  3. non-stoichiometric
  4. non-stoichiometric compound
  5. non-stoichiometric compounds
  6. non-stop
  7. non-stop decay
  8. non-stopping
  9. non-stops
  10. non-stories
  11. non-story

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