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nonbook en · NOUN

Etymology

From non- + book.

Meanings

  1. That which is not a book.
  2. An insignificant book; one unworthy of regard.
    • The book is not particularly witty, clever, or useful. In fact, one wonders if the entire thing is some sort of joke, an essay that has gone on far too long, one of those "non-books" that seems to exist for no reason other than to be sold as a novelty item. 1982 February 6, Michael Bronski, “A Very Stale Crisp”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 11:

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