Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonrule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-rule
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something that is not a rule.

Example Sentences

"How about nonrules? Where do they come from? We said previously that many nonrules are based on an attempt to force English grammar into the mold of Latin."
"Right now, let’s attend to a few of what I think of as the Great Nonrules of the English Language. […] Why are they nonrules? So far as I’m concerned, because they’re largely unhelpful, pointlessly constricting, feckless, and useless."
"Third – and here’s the clincher – you gotta distinguish between valid rules and nonrules. Now if you’re one of them prescriptivists, I’m gonna free you of five nonrules: Nonrule 1: Never split infinitives."

Etymology

From non- + rule.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Inflected Forms

nonrules (plural) non-rule (alternative)

Questions

What does nonrule mean?: Something that is not a rule.
Where does nonrule come from?: From non- + rule.

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