nonannexing
|non-annex-ing|
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/nɑnəˈnɛksɪŋ/
🇬🇧
/nɒnəˈnɛksɪŋ/
(nonannex)
not attaching / not annexing
Etymology
'nonannexing' is formed from the prefix 'non-' (from Latin 'non', meaning 'not') + 'annex' (from Latin 'annexus', past participle of 'annectere', meaning 'to bind to' or 'attach').
'annex' entered English via Latin 'annexus' (from 'annectere') through Old French (e.g. 'anexer') into Middle English ('annexen'), and in modern English the negative prefix 'non-' was attached to create constructions like 'non-annex' and the participial/adjectival form 'nonannexing'.
Originally 'annex' meant 'to bind or attach (to something else)'; the negative formation 'nonannexing' has the straightforward meaning 'not attaching/ not being attached', a meaning that is essentially compositional and has not undergone major semantic shift.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle form of 'nonannex' (to not annex).
They are nonannexing the disputed territory pending further negotiations.
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Adjective 1
not annexing; not attaching or being attached to another entity (often used about territory, jurisdictions, or policies that do not annex).
The government's nonannexing stance kept the border region politically separate.
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