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Definition of Nonword
1. a word that has no meaning [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonword
Literary usage of Nonword
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Literary Disorders: Holistic Diagnosis and Remediation by Ula C. Manzo, Anthony V. Manzo (1993)
"Dyslexic children's performance on nonword tasks has not been found to change as
a function of age, despite age-related increases in performance with ..."
2. Social Security Programs in the U. S. by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The person may also have an advantage in reading the word aloud, reading it when
printed upside-down, judging it to be a word (versus nonword), spelling it ..."
3. The Air Force Role in Low-Intensity Conflict by David J. Dean (1986)
"... counterinsurgency has become a nonword in the lexicon of special operations
forces. This development represents a significant change, since in the the ..."
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