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nonspeech

nonspeech adjective: not speech.

Adjective

nonspeech (not comparable)

  1. Not speech.
    • Perception of nonspeech sounds is important in the workplace...2004, Robert A Dobie, Susan B Van Hemel, Hearing loss: determining eligibility for Social Security benefits

Noun

nonspeech (countable and uncountable, plural nonspeeches)

  1. That which is not speech, or not a speech.
    • Recently and rightfully, there has been much criticism of so-called nonbooks, nonplays, and, I might add, nonspeeches. These are the books, plays, and speeches which are written, not by authors but by reflectors of public demand. They are not art but artificial.1961, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates (page A-2680)

Forms of nonspeech

pluralnonspeeches

Origin of nonspeech

From non- + speech.

Questions about nonspeech

What does nonspeech mean?
Nonspeech means not speech.
What part of speech is nonspeech?
Nonspeech can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonspeech in the dictionary

  1. nonspectacular
  2. nonspectral
  3. nonspecular
  4. nonspeculation
  5. nonspeculative
  6. nonspeech
  7. nonspeeches
  8. nonspeedable
  9. nonspender
  10. nonspenders
  11. nonspending

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