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nonpreference

nonpreference noun: lack of preference.

Noun

nonpreference (uncountable)

  1. Lack of preference.
    • The mechanism of preference has the corollary of nonpreference; that is, a tree emits no chemicals that attract an insect or masks the attractant with other chemicals.1980, Fred Barrows Knight, Herman John Heikkenen, Samuel Alexander Graham, Principles of Forest Entomology, page 67

Adjective

nonpreference (not comparable)

  1. Not given preferential treatment.
    • a nonpreference applicant

Origin of nonpreference

From non- + preference.

Questions about nonpreference

What does nonpreference mean?
Nonpreference means lack of preference.
What part of speech is nonpreference?
Nonpreference can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nonpreference in the dictionary

  1. nonpredisposed
  2. nonpreeclamptic
  3. nonpreemptable
  4. nonpreemptive
  5. nonprefabricated
  6. nonpreference
  7. nonpreferential
  8. nonpreferentially
  9. nonpreferred
  10. nonprefixed
  11. nonpreformed

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