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nonoriginal

nonoriginal adjective: not original.

Adjective

nonoriginal (not comparable)

  1. Not original.
    • And the bassist Mike Watt — the only nonoriginal member, replacing the deceased Dave Alexander — followed Iggy’s physical cues with half-crazed concentration, like a fisherman refusing to let go of a dangerous catch.2007 April 11, Ben Ratliff, “Chaos at the Line Where Performer and Audience Blur”, in New York Times

Origin of nonoriginal

From non- + original.

Words formed from nonoriginal

Questions about nonoriginal

What does nonoriginal mean?
Nonoriginal means not original.
What part of speech is nonoriginal?
Nonoriginal is an adjective.

Words near nonoriginal in the dictionary

  1. nonorgasmic
  2. nonorientability
  3. nonorientable
  4. nonoriental
  5. nonoriented
  6. nonoriginal
  7. nonoriginalism
  8. nonoriginalist
  9. nonoriginalists
  10. nonoriginating
  11. nonornamental

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