non-common

adjective

Not common (to several cases etc.); distinct.

“a non-common spelling of a word”

Meanings

adjectivenon-common (not comparable)

alternative noncommon

  1. not comparableNot common (to several cases etc.); distinct.

    a non-common spelling of a word

    3 more examples

    [T]he latter might obtain the benefit of subrogation as to the non-common source or fund.

    1883 June 16, “The Assets of the Bank of Tennessee”, in James W. Wallace, Alex Summers, editors, Knoxville Daily Tribune, volume XXXIV, number 151 (5045 overall), Knoxville, Tenn.: Bean, Summers & Wallace, →OCLC, front page, column 2

    Sorare isn’t setting prices on the non-common NFTs. That’ll be up to users selling them in the marketplace.

    2022 May 12, Bill Shea, “MLB, Sorare partner on new NFT baseball game, with plans to launch midsummer”, in The Athletic, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2024

    They said Network 10's contention that Wilkinson's legal bill should be decided on a 'common' or 'non-common' issues basis had previously been dismissed by the court as part of the cross-claim, and that the broadcaster was 'impermissibly' seeking 'to re-agitate that issue'.

    2024 April 24, Steve Zemek, “Lisa Wilkinson fires back at her Channel 10 bosses after network accused her of being 'wasteful' in fight over Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial court costs”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2026

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*mey-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ḱom-moy-ni-s
  16. Proto-Italic*kommoinis
  17. Old Latincomoinis
  18. Latincommūnis
  19. Anglo-Normancomun
  20. Middle Englishcomun
  21. Englishcommon
  22. Englishnon-common

From non- + common.

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Translations

Spanish no común
  • no comúnTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

non-common. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-common

MLA

“non-common.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-common. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-common,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-common.

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