non-

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non- - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Non \Non\ (n[o^]n), a.
     No; not. See No, a. --Chaucer.
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  Non- \Non-\ (n[o^]n-) pref. [L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr.
     neoenum, lit., not one. See None.]
     A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in
     nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic,
     nonsuit.
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     Note: The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by
           means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be
           dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix
           non- could easily be lengthened.
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non- - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  NON. Not. When prefixed to other words, it is used as a negative as non 
  access, non assumpsit.