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nonobservance

[ non-uhb-zur-vuhns ]

noun

  1. absence or lack of observance.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzo·aԳ adjective
  • ԴDzo·aԳ·ly adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nonobservance1

First recorded in 1735–45; non- + observance
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The IMF said the Executive Board also granted a waiver of nonobservance of a performance criterion on the stock of net international reserves of the Bank of Uganda.

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First, an understanding of the long history of Christian nonobservance of the holiday can help leech our holiday-dodging of any strains of defensiveness.

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Certain days of the week were designated as "wheatless" or "meatless" when voluntary demi-fasts were to be observed, the nonobservance of which spelled social ostracism.

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Indeed, that had been the very theory on which the nonobservance of Christmas had been based: the day was to be treated like any other day.

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The particular effect of this charm is to counteract the evil influences which might otherwise result to the child from the nonobservance of the various other taboos mentioned previously.

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