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nonback en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + back.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.
    • Therefore these facts are doubly anomalous, since they have not only gemination after a nonback vowel but also after a vowel that is stressed. 1982, John J McCarthy, Formal problems in semitic phonology and morphology:
  2. (not-comparable) Not of or pertaining to the back (rear side of the body).
    • As we have noted, back pain may stem from many nonback conditions, including peptic ulcer, prostate disease, kidney disease, retroverted uterus... 1973, Lawrence W Friedmann, Lawrence Galton, Freedom From Backaches: