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nonking

nonking noun: one who, or that which, is not a king.

Noun

nonking (plural nonkings)

  1. One who, or that which, is not a king.
    • Similarly, for each of the other draws, the probability of a nonking is 12/13.1983, Edwin Arthur Maxwell, Introduction to statistical thinking, page 161
    • In short, the oath was more than anything a way of uniting Creoles and Spaniards of all political stripes under one banner; no one objected to swearing allegiance to a nonking.1993, Nicolas Shumway, The Invention of Argentina, page 22

Forms of nonking

pluralnonkings

Origin of nonking

From non- + king.

Questions about nonking

What does nonking mean?
Nonking means one who, or that which, is not a king.
What part of speech is nonking?
Nonking is a noun.
What is the plural of nonking?
The plural of nonking is nonkings.

Words near nonking in the dictionary

  1. nonkindergarten
  2. nonkindness
  3. nonkinematic
  4. nonkinesigenic
  5. nonkinetic
  6. nonking
  7. nonkings
  8. nonkinky
  9. nonkins
  10. nonkinship
  11. nonkitchen

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