non-word

== English == === Alternative forms === nonword === Etymology === From non- +‎ word. === Noun === non-word (plural non-words) (linguistics) Any sequence of sounds or letters which is not considered to be a word, whether through an accidental gap (for example, phextapher-styphren) or through a systematic gap (for example, fssstpklyitnbkdv). Antonym: word Hyponym: pseudoword (informal) Any term that is not among the words of a language as those have often traditionally been defined by nonlinguists (for example, having syllables, and having come from centuries-old predecessor words): thus, an abbreviation, acronym, initialism, alphanumeric symbol, number written in digits (Arabic numerals 0 to 9), or logographic symbol. Antonym: word Hyponyms: symbol, logogram, logograph, abbreviation, acronym, initialism ==== Related terms ==== nonce word ==== Translations ====