nondog
nounEtymology From non- + dog.
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Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences That which is not a dog.
- Thus, for example, we can divide the class of mammals into dogs and nondogs.1980, Alfred Lee Baldwin, Theories of child development:
- In essence, without the notion of nondog qualities against which to compare inequalities, we could have no concept of dog.2004, Julie Yingling, A lifetime of communication: transformation through relational dialogues: