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| * [[French language|French]] equivalent to English "[[no (word)|no]]"; [[Italian language|Italian]] equivalent to English "not"; [[Latin language|Latin]] equivalent to either "not" or "no". In French, when used at the end of a sentence, it is an interrogative which asks, "do you agree?" | * [[French language|French]] equivalent to English "[[no (word)|no]]"; [[Italian language|Italian]] equivalent to English "not"; [[Latin language|Latin]] equivalent to either "not" or "no". In French, when used at the end of a sentence, it is an interrogative which asks, "do you agree?" | ||
| + | ==Prefix== | ||
| + | Used in the sense of {{term|not|lang=en}}, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed. | ||
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| + | * The prefix ''non-'' may be joined to a word by means of a hyphen, which is standard in British usage. In many cases, especially in American usage, ''non-''is joined without a hyphen. | ||
| + | * Unlike ''un-'', ''non-'' tends to suggest an absolute negation without the possibility of shades of comparison. For example, more [[unkind]] sounds quite natural, but more [[nonhelpful]] does not. | ||
| + | * Meaning "not" in phrases taken from Latin and some other languages, ''non-''is a separate word and is not hyphenated. Examples: [[non compos mentis]], [[persona non grata]]. | ||
| + | * As ''non-'' is a living prefix, the list of words having the prefix ''non-'' is practically unlimited. It is particularly common in the sciences. | ||
| + | * ''Non-''may be attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs to negate their meaning. | ||
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| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Nonbeing]] | *[[Nonbeing]] | ||
| + | *[[Nonsense]] | ||
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French
- French equivalent to English "no"; Italian equivalent to English "not"; Latin equivalent to either "not" or "no". In French, when used at the end of a sentence, it is an interrogative which asks, "do you agree?"
Prefix
Used in the sense of Template:Term, to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
- The prefix non- may be joined to a word by means of a hyphen, which is standard in British usage. In many cases, especially in American usage, non-is joined without a hyphen.
- Unlike un-, non- tends to suggest an absolute negation without the possibility of shades of comparison. For example, more unkind sounds quite natural, but more nonhelpful does not.
- Meaning "not" in phrases taken from Latin and some other languages, non-is a separate word and is not hyphenated. Examples: non compos mentis, persona non grata.
- As non- is a living prefix, the list of words having the prefix non- is practically unlimited. It is particularly common in the sciences.
- Non-may be attached to nouns, verbs, adjectives or adverbs to negate their meaning.
See also
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