nonissue

non·is·sue

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [non-ish-oo or, esp. British, -is-yoo]
- /nɒnˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, -ˈɪs yu/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [non-ish-oo or, esp. British, -is-yoo]
- /nɒnˈɪʃ u or, esp. British, -ˈɪs yu/

Definitions of nonissue word

noun nonissue a matter or issue of little or no interest or importance: Whether the candidate is a woman or a man should be a nonissue. 1
noun nonissue A topic of little or no importance. 1
noun nonissue a matter of little importance 0
adjective nonissue (of equipment, etc) not issued by the military 0
noun nonissue something which is not an issue, as a point, question, matter, etc. that has been previously resolved or has no relevance to a given situation 0

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Origin of nonissue

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; non- + issue

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Parts of speech for Nonissue

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exclamation

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nonissue popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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.

nonissue usage trend in Literature

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