Nonexample

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is not an example.

    "Definition: An event is a kind of information in discourse that actually occurs, is overt, and occurs at the now point on the time line. … Nonexamples: Negatives (Nothing is described as having occurred.), Questions (Nothing is described as having occurred.), …"

Example

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"Definition: An event is a kind of information in discourse that actually occurs, is overt, and occurs at the now point on the time line. … Nonexamples: Negatives (Nothing is described as having occurred.), Questions (Nothing is described as having occurred.), …"

Etymology

From non- + example.

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