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nonsave

nonsave adjective: not a save.

Adjective

nonsave (not comparable)

  1. Not a save
    • “No regrouping, we’re just chugging along,” said closer Jonathan Papelbon, whose only appearance in the Yankees series was in a nonsave situation.2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “Red Sox’ Rotation Is Spinning Wrong Way”, in New York Times

Origin of nonsave

From non- + save.

Questions about nonsave

What does nonsave mean?
Nonsave means not a save.
What part of speech is nonsave?
Nonsave is an adjective.

Words near nonsave in the dictionary

  1. nonsaturated
  2. nonsaturating
  3. nonsaturation
  4. nonsaturations
  5. nonsauropod
  6. nonsave
  7. nonsaved
  8. nonsaving
  9. nonsavvy
  10. nonsawing
  11. nonscalable

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