Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

non-paper

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.87 in modern English

Syllables: non--pa-per
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A discussion paper which is not to form part of formal business, especially in the UN.

adj

Not made of paper

adj

Used of information that is stored electronically

Example Sentences

"The difficulty in reaching a unanimously acceptable decision is reflected in particular by a document submitted by the Japanese delegation to the same Working Group (Japanese non-paper),"
"Here I was up to my armpits in bodies, and the DPKO was reduced to presenting a non-paper in order to garner possible support for a mandate debate."
"The Attorney General reports that the Austrian Presidency circulated an alternative, more general, text as a "non-paper" which was discussed at informal working group meetings in April and May and at the June JHA council."

Inflected Forms

non-papers (plural)

Antonyms

white paper

Questions

What does non-paper mean?: A discussion paper which is not to form part of formal business, especially in the UN.

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