Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-terminal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: non-ter-mi-nal
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

noun

A non-terminal symbol in a formal grammar.

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal English non-terminal From non- + terminal.

Inflected Forms

non-terminals (plural)

Antonyms

terminal

Questions

What does non-terminal mean?: Not terminal.
Where does non-terminal come from?: Etymology tree English non- Late Latin terminālisbor. English terminal English non-terminal From non- + terminal.

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