Nonrule

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Something that is not a rule.

    "How about nonrules? Where do they come from? We said previously that many nonrules are based on an attempt to force English grammar into the mold of Latin."

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"How about nonrules? Where do they come from? We said previously that many nonrules are based on an attempt to force English grammar into the mold of Latin."

Etymology

From non- + rule.

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