Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonexample

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nonex-am-ple
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is not an example.

Example Sentences

"Definition: An event is a kind of information in discourse that actually occurs, is overt, and occurs at the now point on the time line. … Nonexamples: Negatives (Nothing is described as having occurred.), Questions (Nothing is described as having occurred.), …"
"The next step is having the students offer their own examples and nonexamples and also list them in the proper columns. At this time, the students should be able to explain or justify why their offerings are examples or not."

Etymology

From non- + example.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonexamples (plural)

Questions

What does nonexample mean?: Something that is not an example.
Where does nonexample come from?: From non- + example.

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