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English
Etymology
From non- + existent.
Adjective
non-existent (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of nonexistent
1954 February, Trevor Holloway, “Canada's Transcontinental Routes”, in Railway Magazine, page 127:Roads were practically non-existent and travel was undertaken mainly by water, streams and rivers providing the only practical routes.
1961 February, D. Bertram, “The lines to Wetherby and their traffic”, in Trains Illustrated, page 103:It is hardly surprising, therefore, that the present rail passenger service is meagre and between Wetherby and Church Fenton almost non-existent.
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