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nonbasketball

nonbasketball adjective: not basketball, or not associated with it.

Adjective

nonbasketball (not comparable)

  1. Not basketball, or not associated with it.
    • To draw a conclusion like that lets me think a nonbasketball player probably made the decision on this particular act.”2007 January 31, Liz Robbins, “Bryant Barred for One Game After Hard Hit”, in New York Times

Origin of nonbasketball

From non- + basketball.

Questions about nonbasketball

What does nonbasketball mean?
Nonbasketball means not basketball, or not associated with it.
What part of speech is nonbasketball?
Nonbasketball is an adjective.

Words near nonbasketball in the dictionary

  1. nonbasement
  2. nonbasic
  3. nonbasidiomycetous
  4. nonbasilectal
  5. nonbasing
  6. nonbasketball
  7. nonbathing
  8. nonbattered
  9. nonbattery
  10. nonbattle
  11. nonbauxite

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