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nonpursuit

nonpursuit noun: absence of pursuit; failure to pursue something.

Noun

nonpursuit (uncountable)

  1. Absence of pursuit; failure to pursue something.

Origin of nonpursuit

From non- + pursuit.

Questions about nonpursuit

What does nonpursuit mean?
Nonpursuit means absence of pursuit; failure to pursue something.
What part of speech is nonpursuit?
Nonpursuit is a noun.

Words near nonpursuit in the dictionary

  1. nonpurists
  2. nonpurity
  3. nonpurple
  4. nonpurposeful
  5. nonpurposive
  6. nonpursuit
  7. nonpurulent
  8. nonpustular
  9. nonputrescent
  10. nonputrescible
  11. nonpyknotic

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