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non-commonality en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + commonality.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The condition of not sharing common traits.
    • He neither paid attention to the non-commonality of the other girls in conjunction to where Twandi was standing or the status quo a gentleman ought to follow in such a social setting. 2013, Sonny Bates, “The Code”, in The Creole Affair, Indianapolis, Ind.: William Bates, →ISBN, page 72:
    • Their major commonality, of course, is that they serve the spiritual needs of those who live permanently in the communities as well as the temporary residents and tourists seeking places to worship. There is non-commonality in their settings, however. 1979 July 9, “As the old hymn says… Churches in wildwood, churches in the dale”, in Bill Colvin, editor, The Manhattan Mercury, 71st year, number 130, Manhattan, Kan.: Edward Seaton, →OCLC, page C1, column 1:
    • I try, you try, but there is either a covert (as I feel) an overt (as you indicate you feel) and intrinsic misunderstanding and non-commonality. 2008, Zola Lawrence [pseudonym; A. Delaney Walker], “Shawn, First Love, 1967–1980”, in Men As Virgins, Los Angeles Calif.: Argo & Cole Publishers, published 2016, →ISBN, page 75:

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Antonyms

commonality

Relateds

non-common