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nonusance

nonusance noun: failure to use; nonusage.

Noun

nonusance (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Failure to use; nonusage.
    • nonusance of legal powers

Origin of nonusance

From non- + usance.

Questions about nonusance

What does nonusance mean?
Nonusance means failure to use; nonusage.
What part of speech is nonusance?
Nonusance is a noun.

Words near nonusance in the dictionary

  1. nonurological
  2. nonuropathogenic
  3. nonurothelial
  4. nonusable
  5. nonusage
  6. nonusance
  7. nonuse
  8. nonused
  9. nonuseful
  10. nonusefulness
  11. nonuser

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