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nonattainment

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ attainment.

Noun

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nonattainment (uncountable)

  1. Failure to attain a particular standard
    • 1991 November 15, Harold Henderson, “A Dumb Deal”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      There's the 1993 [federal air pollution] study on ozone nonattainment coming up.