Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-technical

/nɑntˈɛknɪkəl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English

Syllables: non-tech-ni-cal
IPA: /nɑntˈɛknɪkəl/

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of nontechnical.

Example Sentences

"It is therefore the more surprising that recent articles in the non-technical press have repeated some of these misleading statements and statistical comparisons."
"So right away, even the simplest definition of capacity presents a non-technical trade off, between headway and journey time, not that that's much of a problem in practice."

Etymology

From non- + technical.

Homonyms

nontechnical

Rhymes With

technical nontechnical

Questions

How do you pronounce non-technical?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɑntˈɛknɪkəl/.
What does non-technical mean?: Alternative form of nontechnical.
Where does non-technical come from?: From non- + technical.

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