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nonsave en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Latin salvō Latin salvāre Old French sauverbor. Middle English saven English save English nonsave From non- + save.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not a save
    • “No regrouping, we’re just chugging along,” said closer Jonathan Papelbon, whose only appearance in the Yankees series was in a nonsave situation. 2007 May 27, The Associated Press, “Red Sox’ Rotation Is Spinning Wrong Way”, in New York Times: