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noncompositionality en · NOUN

Etymology

From noncompositional + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, uncountable) Alternative form of non-compositionality.
    • However, no morphologist would argue that there is not a difference in degree of noncompositionality between that of goal kick and that of the hopelessly unparseable understand. 2018, John McWhorter, The Creole Debate, Cambridge, page 25: