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non-use
(non-use)
Pronunciation:
/nɒnˈjuːs/
(also
non-usage
)
noun
[
mass noun
]
the refusal or failure to use something:
considerations that determine the present non-use of these sophisticated weapons
Derivatives
non-user
noun
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