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nonsentence

nonsentence noun: an utterance that is not a sentence.

Noun

nonsentence (plural nonsentences)

  1. An utterance that is not a sentence.
    • Those strings in the language are called sentences; the strings not in the language are called nonsentences.1979, Steven Pinker, “Formal models of language learning”, in Language, Cognition, and Human Nature

Forms of nonsentence

pluralnonsentences

Origin of nonsentence

From non- + sentence.

Questions about nonsentence

What does nonsentence mean?
Nonsentence means an utterance that is not a sentence.
What part of speech is nonsentence?
Nonsentence is a noun.
What is the plural of nonsentence?
The plural of nonsentence is nonsentences.

Words near nonsentence in the dictionary

  1. nonsensorial
  2. nonsensory
  3. nonsensual
  4. nonsensuality
  5. nonsensuous
  6. nonsentence
  7. nonsentences
  8. nonsentential
  9. nonsentience
  10. nonsentient
  11. nonsentients

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