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nonmeat

nonmeat adjective: that is not meat, or unrelated to meat.

Adjective

nonmeat (not comparable)

  1. That is not meat, or unrelated to meat.
    • Spareribs and barbecue sandwiches star on the menu. Deviled crabs are the only nonbarbecue item, and a vegetable plate is served for nonmeat eaters.2011, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Portable Savannah, page 65

Noun

nonmeat (countable and uncountable, plural nonmeats)

  1. Any food or substance other than meat.

Forms of nonmeat

pluralnonmeats

Origin of nonmeat

From non- + meat.

Questions about nonmeat

What does nonmeat mean?
Nonmeat means that is not meat, or unrelated to meat.
What part of speech is nonmeat?
Nonmeat can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonmeat in the dictionary

  1. nonmeaningful
  2. nonmeasurability
  3. nonmeasurable
  4. nonmeasurables
  5. nonmeasured
  6. nonmeat
  7. nonmeats
  8. nonmeaty
  9. nonmechanical
  10. nonmechanically
  11. nonmechanistic

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