"non-technical" meaning in English

See non-technical in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + technical. Etymology templates: {{af|en|non-|technical}} non- + technical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} non-technical (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of nontechnical Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: nontechnical
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