"nonproof" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonproofs [plural]
Etymology: From non- + proof. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|proof}} non- + proof Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonproof (plural nonproofs)
  1. A failure to prove something; the absence of a proof

Inflected forms

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