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Etymology

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non- +‎ preference

Noun

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nonpreference (uncountable)

  1. Lack of preference.
    • 1980, Fred Barrows Knight, Herman John Heikkenen, Samuel Alexander Graham, Principles of Forest Entomology, page 67:
      The mechanism of preference has the corollary of nonpreference; that is, a tree emits no chemicals that attract an insect or masks the attractant with other chemicals.

Adjective

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nonpreference (not comparable)

  1. Not given preferential treatment.
    a nonpreference applicant