non-starter
See also: nonstarter
English
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Middle English non-
English non-
English non-starter
Noun
[edit]non-starter (plural non-starters)
- Someone or something who was listed to start in a race, but did not start in the race.
- Something that is destined to fail from the outset; an impractical scheme.
- 2020 December 2, Industry Insider, “The costs of cutting carbon”, in Rail, page 76:
- Whatever is decided, it is clear that Crossrail 2 must be regarded as a non-starter for the foreseeable future.
- (idiomatic) An idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated.
Translations
[edit]listed to start in a race, but did not start
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something that is destined to fail from the outset — see also nonstarter
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an idea or argument that cannot be sensibly debated
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See also
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *ís
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *né
- English terms prefixed with non- (not)
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *h₁óynos
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