Etymology

nonant

N1O1N1A1N1T1

Today it means: One of the nine sections made by dividing an area with two perpendicular sets of two parallel lines. Full definition →

Latin nōnum
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromnōnum
  2. English todaynonant

Borrowed from Latin nōnum, accusative singular of nōnus (“ninth part of something, ninth”), with -ant from similar Latin words such as octans.

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