"nongreat" meaning in All languages combined

See nongreat on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: non- + great Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|great}} non- + great Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nongreat (not comparable)
  1. Not great; minor or unremarkable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nongreat-en-adj-aeUsHDfN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

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          "ref": "1974, Bernard Frank Dukore, Dramatic theory and criticism: Greeks to Grotowski",
          "text": "Therefore, the joining of the great and the nongreat is not contrary to the nature of the stage, regardless of whether the dramatic poem is called \"mixed\" drama—as is tragicomedy—or pure tragedy.",
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