nonearly

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adjective

Not early.

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Meanings

adjectivenonearly (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot early.

    First, early readers as a group keep their advantage in reading achievement over nonearly readers of the same mental age.

    1987, Jo Anne L. Vacca, Richard T. Vacca, Mary K. Gove, Reading and learning to read

Origin

From non- + early.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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