nonunion

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Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ union

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Adjective[edit]

nonunion (not comparable)

  1. Not part of a labor union; not unionized.

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Noun[edit]

nonunion (countable and uncountable, plural nonunions)

  1. Lack of union; failure to become united.
  2. (countable, pathology) The failure of a broken bone to heal
    the nonunion of the distal part of the humerus

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