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non-option en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + option.

Meanings

1. Something which is not an acceptable or possible outcome or choice.
   • When you accept one, leave sex as a non-option for now 2015, “I’m frightened by sexual intimacy”, in The Guardian:
   • Unfortunately, because he is on death row, that option became a non-option. 2015, “An inmate on death row killed my mother. I don’t want him to die”, in The Guardian:
   • This is something of a non-option for SHU prisoners who have no valuable information to offer the authorities in exchange for their release. 2013, “California prison hunger strike is call for justice”, in The Guardian:

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