Nonarrival

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Failure to arrive. countable, uncountable

    "The nonarrival of a ship being a common thing, it is not a matter of making a decision of what to do in each case, but of following an over-all rule..."

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"The nonarrival of a ship being a common thing, it is not a matter of making a decision of what to do in each case, but of following an over-all rule..."

Etymology

From non- + arrival.

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