Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A sequence of letters or sounds that is not accepted as a word by speakers of a specific language, sometimes used in psychological or linguistic experiments.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
non-word .
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Examples
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On the “disgust” theory, moving the bracketing out one notch, the nonword “puqwification” has a nice Elmer Fudd ring to it.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Yale University Press Buys Into the Blame-the-Speaker Approach: 2009
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Driving home the point that Palin is an idiot, LGM uses the nonword "spindler."
Sean Hannity interviews Sarah Palin. Ann Althouse 2008
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By "Art" the editors meant not pictures but words about pictures, and about other forms of nonword art.
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By "Art" the editors meant not pictures but words about pictures, and about other forms of nonword art.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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Former Alaska governor tweets her opposition to the mosque, uses a nonword.
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