"nonimprovement" meaning in All languages combined

See nonimprovement on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: nonimprovements [plural]
Etymology: From non- + improvement. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|non|improvement}} non- + improvement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nonimprovement (countable and uncountable, plural nonimprovements)
  1. (uncountable) Lack of improvement; failure to improve. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-nonimprovement-en-noun-VQAk2xWd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
  2. (countable) A change that is not an improvement. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-nonimprovement-en-noun-feQ~E6ai

Inflected forms

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        "(uncountable) Lack of improvement; failure to improve."
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        "(countable) A change that is not an improvement."
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