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nonmatches

nonmatches is the plural of nonmatch.

Meaning of nonmatch

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

Questions about nonmatches

What is nonmatches the plural of?
Nonmatches is the plural of nonmatch.

Words near nonmatches in the dictionary

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

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