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nonverb

nonverb noun: a word that is not a verb.

Noun

nonverb (plural nonverbs)

  1. A word that is not a verb.
    • Where no ambiguity has resulted, the terms (i.e., "verb," "nonverb," "noun," "adjective," etc.) applied to these classes have been used to refer to forms consisting of anything from a stem (single, nonaffix morpheme) to a sequence of several morphemes, whether or not the form in question...1960, Alfred Louis Kroeber, George William Grace, The Sparkman Grammar of Luiseño, University of California Press, page 57

Forms of nonverb

pluralnonverbs

Origin of nonverb

From non- + verb.

Questions about nonverb

What does nonverb mean?
Nonverb means a word that is not a verb.
What part of speech is nonverb?
Nonverb is a noun.
What is the plural of nonverb?
The plural of nonverb is nonverbs.

Words near nonverb in the dictionary

  1. nonventilated
  2. nonventilation
  3. nonventilatory
  4. nonventing
  5. nonventral
  6. nonverb
  7. nonverbal
  8. nonverbal communication
  9. nonverbal communications
  10. nonverbal learning disorder
  11. nonverbal learning disorders

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