non-nonsense

Questions

How do you pronounce non-nonsense?

The recorded pronunciation is /nɑnnˈɑnsˌɛns/.

What does non-nonsense mean?

Not nonsense.

Where does non-nonsense come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- ▲ English non- Proto-Indo-European *sent-der. Proto-Italic *sentiō Latin sentiō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin sēnsusbor. Proto-Germanic *sinnaz Frankish *sinnbor. Vulgar Latin *sennus Old French sensbor. Middle English sense English sense English nonsense English non-nonsense From non- + nonsense.

How to pronounce non-nonsense

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