non

CEFRB1

/nɑn/

prefix

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    prefix

    A prefix meaning not or the opposite of something.

  2. 02

    prefix

    Extra detail

    A non-Muslim citizen.

Examples

  • They had evicted their tenants for non-payment of rent.

  • You are persona non grata.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

prefix

Extra meaning

  1. Used to negate or invert the meaning of the following adjective. More properly written as the prefix non-.

More examples

In context

  • Smoking or non smoking?

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The prefix blank is added to words to give them a negative meaning.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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