adv · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/nɑn/
Received-Pronunciation:/nɒn/
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CMU ARPABET:N AA1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Obsolete form of none.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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adv
Meaning 2
Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
A non-Muslim citizen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Malaysia, slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A nonwhite person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: slang
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