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nonmatch

nonmatch noun: that which is not a match; a mismatch.

Noun

nonmatch (plural nonmatches)

  1. That which is not a match; a mismatch.
    • For example, if blood is found in the general vicinity of a crime scene, a nonmatch would not prove that a defendant was innocent the way a nonmatch of skin from under the fingernails of a stabbing victim might.2009 May 19, “The Right to DNA Testing”, in New York Times

Forms of nonmatch

pluralnonmatches

Origin of nonmatch

From non- + match.

Questions about nonmatch

What does nonmatch mean?
Nonmatch means that which is not a match; a mismatch.
What part of speech is nonmatch?
Nonmatch is a noun.
What is the plural of nonmatch?
The plural of nonmatch is nonmatches.

Words near nonmatch in the dictionary

  1. nonmasters
  2. nonmastery
  3. nonmasticating
  4. nonmasturbating
  5. nonmasturbatory
  6. nonmatch
  7. nonmatched
  8. nonmatches
  9. nonmatching
  10. nonmate
  11. nonmated

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