Nonswan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nonswan is a noun meaning That which is not a swan.
Meaning
That which is not a swan.
Example Sentences
This is not translated "~s," rather, it asserts the existence of at least one nonswan, and thus becomes "~Sa."
Thus, faced with three instances of swans flying west to east and a nonswan (say a crow) flying east to west, an accurate inductive generalization (from this set of four instances) would be that swans fly west to east[…]
Word Forms
- nonswans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nonbird, nonpig, nonraven, nonhorse, nonswimmer, noncat.
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