Nonact

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is not an act or deed.

    "No state of mind or passage of time can perform the alchemy needed to convert nonacts into acts."

Example

More examples

"No state of mind or passage of time can perform the alchemy needed to convert nonacts into acts."

Etymology

From non- + act.

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