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English
Etymology
From non- + stop.
Adjective
non-stop (not comparable)
- Alternative form of nonstop.
2019 October, John Glover, “Heathrow rail expansion”, in Modern Railways, page 70:In addition to the non-stop Heathrow Express service, there is a Transport for London stopping service to London Paddington: this is the Heathrow Connect service taken over by TfL in May 2018.
Adverb
non-stop (not comparable)
- Alternative form of nonstop.
1960 February, “The dieselised St. Pancras suburban service”, in Trains Illustrated, page 95:The through Moorgate service has been most handsomely speeded up, and suburban trains in both directions now run non-stop between Kings Cross (Underground) and Elstree.
Noun
non-stop (plural non-stops)
- Alternative form of nonstop.
1960 March, “Talking of Trains: Victoria shut-down”, in Trains Illustrated, page 136:The Victoria-Brighton non-stops, the Victoria-Eastbourne and Hastings, Victoria-Worthing and Littlehampton, Victoria-Bognor and Portsmouth and Victoria-Oxted line services were, with a very few exceptions, all re-routed to and from London Bridge.
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English nonstop.
Pronunciation
Adverb
non-stop
- nonstop
Further reading
Italian
Adverb
non-stop
- nonstop
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from English non-stop or French non-stop.
Adjective
non-stop m or f or n (indeclinable)
- nonstop
Declension
invariable
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genitive/ dative
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indefinite
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Adverb
non-stop
- nonstop