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nonlay

nonlay adjective: not lay; clerical.

Adjective

nonlay (not comparable)

  1. Not lay; clerical.

Origin of nonlay

From non- + lay.

Questions about nonlay

What does nonlay mean?
Nonlay means not lay; clerical.
What part of speech is nonlay?
Nonlay is an adjective.

Words near nonlay in the dictionary

  1. nonlaundry
  2. nonlaw
  3. nonlawful
  4. nonlawyer
  5. nonlawyers
  6. nonlay
  7. nonlayered
  8. nonlaying
  9. nonlazy
  10. nonlead
  11. nonleaded

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