nonrace

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ race

Adjective[edit]

nonrace (not comparable)

  1. Not relating to race (groups of people with common ancestry).

Noun[edit]

nonrace (plural nonraces)

  1. An event that is not a race (competitive run).
    • 2009 June 29, David Carr, “Oscars Need Less, Not More”, in New York Times[1]:
      The reporter in me that was bored to tears by last year’s nonrace is inclined to be thrilled by the introduction of something, anything, to stir things up.