nonteam

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ team.

Adjective

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nonteam (not comparable)

  1. Not involving a team.
    • 2009 January 10, Harry Hurt Iii, “With an Instructor's Hand, a Miracle on Ice”, in New York Times:
      Compared with other nonteam sports like golf, fly fishing, skiing and snowboarding, recreational skating is fairly inexpensive.

Noun

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nonteam (plural nonteams)

  1. A group that is not, or does not function as, a team.
    • 2008 April 3, George Vecsey, “No Quick Fixes, but Walsh Has Promise of So Much More”, in New York Times[1]:
      The N.B.A. is essentially a small village, and small villages gossip, and surely Walsh has done his due diligence and knows that the Knicks are one of the most ghastly nonteams in the history of the N.B.A. and need to be broken up, starting at the top.

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