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nonback

nonback adjective: not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.

Adjective

nonback (not comparable)

  1. Not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.
    • Therefore these facts are doubly anomalous, since they have not only gemination after a nonback vowel but also after a vowel that is stressed.1982, John J McCarthy, Formal problems in semitic phonology and morphology
  2. Not of or pertaining to the back (rear side of the body).
    • As we have noted, back pain may stem from many nonback conditions, including peptic ulcer, prostate disease, kidney disease, retroverted uterus...1973, Lawrence W Friedmann, Lawrence Galton, Freedom From Backaches

Origin of nonback

From non- + back.

Questions about nonback

What does nonback mean?
Nonback means not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.
What part of speech is nonback?
Nonback is an adjective.

Words near nonback in the dictionary

  1. nonazotized
  2. nonbaby
  3. nonbachelor
  4. nonbachelors
  5. nonbacillary
  6. nonback
  7. nonbackdrivability
  8. nonbackdrivable
  9. nonbacklit
  10. nonbacktracking
  11. nonbacteraemic

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