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nonnumeric

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English

Etymology

From non- + numeric.

Adjective

nonnumeric (not comparable)

  1. Not numeric.
    • 2005 June 8, The Associated Press, “Kerry Grades Near Bush's While at Yale”, in The New York Times:
      It showed that Mr. Bush, who graduated in 1968, had a cumulative grade average of 77 in his first three years at Yale and a similar average under a nonnumeric rating system in his senior year.
    • 2006 November 30, Jon Pareles, “Postpunk Resurrected Anew”, in The New York Times:
      The band played most of “Give Me a Wall” along with a new song with a nonnumeric title: “Don’t Be a Doctor.”
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