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nontheory

nontheory noun: that which is not a theory.

Noun

nontheory (plural nontheories)

  1. That which is not a theory.
    • This sort of thing blossoms into elaborate nontheories, for example, the permanent income hypothesis (Pesek, 1979, pp. 67-69).1990, John Cunningham Wood, Ronald N Woods, Milton Friedman: critical assessments, Volume 1

Forms of nontheory

pluralnontheories

Origin of nontheory

From non- + theory.

Questions about nontheory

What does nontheory mean?
Nontheory means that which is not a theory.
What part of speech is nontheory?
Nontheory is a noun.
What is the plural of nontheory?
The plural of nontheory is nontheories.

Words near nontheory in the dictionary

  1. nontheoretical
  2. nontheoretically
  3. nontheories
  4. nontheorist
  5. nontheorists
  6. nontheory
  7. nontheosophical
  8. nontherapeutic
  9. nontherapeutic abortion
  10. nontherapeutic abortions
  11. nontherapeutical

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