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nonrelease

nonrelease noun: lack of release; failure to release somebody or something.

Noun

nonrelease (uncountable)

  1. Lack of release; failure to release somebody or something.
    • the nonrelease of a suspect from policy custody
    • the nonrelease of an unsuccessful band's new album

Origin of nonrelease

From non- + release.

Questions about nonrelease

What does nonrelease mean?
Nonrelease means lack of release; failure to release somebody or something.
What part of speech is nonrelease?
Nonrelease is a noun.

Words near nonrelease in the dictionary

  1. nonrelativistically
  2. nonrelaxation
  3. nonrelaxed
  4. nonrelaxing
  5. nonreleasable
  6. nonrelease
  7. nonrelevance
  8. nonrelevant
  9. nonreliability
  10. nonreliable
  11. nonreliably

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