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nonrandom

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˌnɑnˈɹændəm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌnɒnˈɹændəm/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not random; caused or manipulated; arranged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The apparent accident was a nonrandom event: someone carefully arranged it to happen when and where it did.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not random

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: random

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *h3er- Proto-Indo-European *h3reyH-der. Proto-Germanic *rinnaną Proto-West Germanic *rinnan Frankish *randijubor. Old French randirder. Old French randonbor. Middle English randoun English randon English random English nonrandom From non- + random.