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- [non-ij, noh-nij]
- /ˈnɒn ɪdʒ, ˈnoʊ nɪdʒ/
- /ˈnəʊ.nɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [non-ij, noh-nij]
- /ˈnɒn ɪdʒ, ˈnoʊ nɪdʒ/
Definitions of nonage word
- noun nonage the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21. 1
- noun nonage any period of immaturity. 1
- noun nonage The period of immaturity or youth. 1
- noun nonage the state of being under any of various ages at which a person may legally enter into certain transactions, such as the making of binding contracts, marrying, etc 0
- noun nonage any period of immaturity 0
- noun nonage the state of being under the lawful age for doing certain things, as marrying 0
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Origin of nonage
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; late Middle English < Middle French (see non-, age); replacing Middle English nownage < Anglo-French nounage; Middle French as above
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Parts of speech for Nonage
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonage popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
nonage usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nonage
noun nonage
- youth — the condition of being young.
- childhood — A person's childhood is the period of their life when they are a child.
- immaturity — a state or condition of being immature: the immaturity of one's behavior; the immaturity of a country's technology.
- infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
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