"nonpossible" meaning in English

See nonpossible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nonpossible [comparative], most nonpossible [superlative]
Etymology: From non- + possible. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|possible}} non- + possible Head templates: {{en-adj}} nonpossible (comparative more nonpossible, superlative most nonpossible)
  1. (nonstandard) Impossible. Tags: nonstandard
    Sense id: en-nonpossible-en-adj-xCU6XpBo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

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  "etymology_text": "From non- + possible.",
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          "ref": "2003 September 30, Scott Marquardt, “What does mormonism offer that Christianity can't beat?”, in alt.religion.mormon (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16",
          "text": "If doing the nonpossible is possible, why not?",
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          "ref": "2005 January 2, Charles Beauchamp, “First Willingham Commit”, in alt.sports.college.pac-10 (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16",
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          "ref": "2010 July 24, Vladimir Kirov, “What are space and time?”, in sci.physics (Usenet), retrieved 2022-04-16",
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