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nonexample

nonexample noun: something that is not an example.

Noun

nonexample (plural nonexamples)

  1. Something that is not an example.
    • Definition: An event is a kind of information in discourse that actually occurs, is overt, and occurs at the now point on the time line. …
      Nonexamples: Negatives (Nothing is described as having occurred.), Questions (Nothing is described as having occurred.), …SIL, What is an event?, 2004
    • The next step is having the students offer their own examples and nonexamples and also list them in the proper columns. At this time, the students should be able to explain or justify why their offerings are examples or not.2011, Marie Menna Pagliaro, Differentiating Instruction: Matching Strategies with Objectives, page 22

Forms of nonexample

pluralnonexamples

Origin of nonexample

From non- + example.

Questions about nonexample

What does nonexample mean?
Nonexample means something that is not an example.
What part of speech is nonexample?
Nonexample is a noun.
What is the plural of nonexample?
The plural of nonexample is nonexamples.

Words near nonexample in the dictionary

  1. nonexact
  2. nonexaction
  3. nonexaggerated
  4. nonexaggeration
  5. nonexamination
  6. nonexample
  7. nonexamples
  8. nonexanthematous
  9. nonexcavated
  10. nonexcavation
  11. nonexcepted

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