non partant

adverb

Not starting; not participating.

“And so on Friday evening, the Tour communique listed Bassons as a non partant. Cyclingnews.com”

OriginFrench non →
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Meanings

adverbnon partant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecyclingNot starting; not participating.

    106 JOLY Sébastien FDJ FRA Non Partant (Did not show) dailypeloton.com

nounnon partant (plural non partants)

plural non partants

  1. cyclingA competitor who has qualified for entry into a race, but fails to attend the start.

    And so on Friday evening, the Tour communique listed Bassons as a non partant. Cyclingnews.com

Origin

  1. Frenchnon
  2. Englishnon partant

From French non partant (“not leaving, not departing”).

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APA

non partant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non%20partant

MLA

“non partant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non%20partant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non partant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non%20partant.

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