Nontreasure
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nontreasure is a noun meaning Something or someone that is not a treasure.
Meaning
Something or someone that is not a treasure.
Example Sentences
It's all treasure—in which case, it's all junk. There's no treasure in the world save for its relationship to nontreasure.
And a rock that would fall on it for good measure, which couldn't be dug up because no one would want that particular nontreasure.
In some cases, the presentation of this theory has been useful to stop treasure and nontreasure artifacts from being legally and scientifically recovered by the private sector.
The hundreds of other wrecks that are nontreasure ships are being destroyed by people, treasure hunters, including professional salvors, who do not have the expertise to determine the difference between them.
Word Forms
- nontreasures
- non-treasure
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include non-treasure, nontree, nontoken, nontarget, nonvalue, nonunit.
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