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nonreturn

noun

Etymology

From non- + return.

  1. derived from retornare
  2. derived from retourner
  3. derived from returner
  4. inherited from returnen
  5. prefixed as nonreturn — “non + return”

Definitions

  1. Absence of return

    Absence of return; failure to come back or bring back.

  2. Allowing air or liquid to travel in one direction only, and not permitting its return.…

    Allowing air or liquid to travel in one direction only, and not permitting its return. (of a valve)

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nonreturn. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA