nonpower

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adjective

Not a power

OriginEnglish power ← Middle English power ← Anglo-Norman poer →
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Meanings

adjectivenonpower (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot a power

    Only six teams from nonpower conferences received at-large bids, a surprising development in one of the more unpredictable N.C.A.A. tournament unveilings in recent years.

    2007 March 12, Pete Thamel, “Midmajors Are Pushed Aside by Power Conferences”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pótis
  3. Proto-Italic*potis
  4. Proto-Italic*som
  5. Proto-Italic*possom
  6. Latinposse
  7. Vulgar Latinpotēre
  8. Old Frenchpooir
  9. Anglo-Normanpoer
  10. Middle Englishpower
  11. Englishpower
  12. Englishnonpower

From non- + power.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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