"nonperson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnɒnpɜː(ɹ)sən/ Forms: nonpersons [plural], nonpeople [plural]
Etymology: From non- + person. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|person}} non- + person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|nonpeople}} nonperson (plural nonpersons or nonpeople)
  1. Not a real person; a subhuman. Translations (not a real person; a subhuman): epähenkilö (Finnish), Unperson [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-nonperson-en-noun-4ffWcRPc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 81 19 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of 'not a real person; a subhuman': 92 8
  2. Something other than a person; an object.
    Sense id: en-nonperson-en-noun-T-ds0tit
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: subhuman Related terms: unperson

Inflected forms

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