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nongame en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game English nongame From non- + game.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not a game, or unrelated to a game
   • The Monday night team in particular is so annoying with all the nongame chatter, you would think it was a talk show rather than a football game. 2007 January 7, “Letters to the Editor”, in New York Times:
2. (not-comparable) Not a game animal
   • Plants were included recently in the definition of "wildlife" supportable by funds collected via the nongame wildlife checkoff on Illinois income tax returns, but that was a triumph of lobbying, not public opinion. 1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:

nongame en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game English nongame From non- + game.

Meanings

1. An activity, etc. that is not a game.

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