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nonsense

non·sense

UK/ˈnɒn.səns/ US/ˈnɑn.sɛns/ common

noun

adjective

1.

having no intelligible meaning

  • “nonsense syllables”
  • “a nonsensical jumble of words”
Synonyms

Origin

From non- (“no, none, lack of”) + sense, from c.

Phrases

  • abstract nonsense
  • nonsense mutation
  • nonsense syndrome
  • nonsense word
  • nonsense-mediated decay
  • stuff and nonsense
  • what nonsense

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