nonché

See also: nonchè

Italian

Alternative forms

• nonchè (misspelling)

Etymology

Univerbation of non +‎ che.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nonˈke/^*, /ˌnon.ke/^*
• Rhymes: -e, -onke
• Hyphenation: non‧ché

Conjunction

nonché

1. (literary) not only, let alone
   • 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 8; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:

     […] spero trovar pietà, nonché perdono.

     I hope to find not only forgiveness, but also pity.

2. as well as