Nonteam

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A group that is not, or does not function as, a team.

    "The N.B.A. is essentially a small village, and small villages gossip, and surely Walsh has done his due diligence and knows that the Knicks are one of the most ghastly nonteams in the history of the N.B.A. and need to be broken up, starting at the top."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not involving a team. not-comparable

    "Compared with other nonteam sports like golf, fly fishing, skiing and snowboarding, recreational skating is fairly inexpensive."

Example

More examples

"Compared with other nonteam sports like golf, fly fishing, skiing and snowboarding, recreational skating is fairly inexpensive."

Etymology

From non- + team.

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