non-existent

non-existent
non-existent also nonexistent, 1650s (n.), 1680s (adj.), from NON- (Cf. non-) + EXISTENT (Cf. existent).

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  • non — non·bank; non·belligerent; non·book; non·combatant; non·combustible; non·committal; non·conformist; non·de·script; non·effective; non·essential; non·existent; non·immune; non·interventionist; non·ionic; non·ju·rant; non·literate; non·metallic;… …   English syllables

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