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nontenancy

nontenancy noun: lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.

Noun

nontenancy (uncountable)

  1. Lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.
    • A review of other known breeding stations of this subspecies suggests that breeding sites are subject to periods of nontenancy.1975, Ornithological Society of New Zealand, Notornis, volume 22, page 265

Origin of nontenancy

From non- + tenancy.

Questions about nontenancy

What does nontenancy mean?
Nontenancy means lack of tenancy; the state of being uninhabited.
What part of speech is nontenancy?
Nontenancy is a noun.

Words near nontenancy in the dictionary

  1. nontemple
  2. nontemporal
  3. nontemporally
  4. nontemporary
  5. nontemporizing
  6. nontenancy
  7. nontenant
  8. nontenants
  9. nontender
  10. nontendered
  11. nontendering

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