nonbook

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noun

That which is not a book.

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Meanings

nounnonbook (plural nonbooks)

plural nonbooks

  1. That which is not a book.
  2. An insignificant book; one unworthy of regard.

    The book is not particularly witty, clever, or useful. In fact, one wonders if the entire thing is some sort of joke, an essay that has gone on far too long, one of those "non-books" that seems to exist for no reason other than to be sold as a novelty item.

    1982 February 6, Michael Bronski, “A Very Stale Crisp”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 28, page 11

Origin

From non- + book.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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