nonterminal

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A form of non-terminal — Not terminal.

OriginEnglish terminal ← Late Latin terminālis ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivenonterminal (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of non-terminal.
nounnonterminal (plural nonterminals)

plural nonterminals

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of non-terminal.

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*terh₂-?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*ter-?
  16. Proto-Indo-European*térmn̥
  17. Proto-Italic*termn̥
  18. Proto-Italic*term(e)nos
  19. Latinterminus
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Late Latinterminālis
  23. Englishterminal
  24. Englishnonterminal

From non- + terminal.

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APA

nonterminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonterminal

MLA

“nonterminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonterminal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonterminal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonterminal.

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