Word: nonreturn
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: non
re
turn
Definition: Absence of return; failure to come back or bring back.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: return
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of returning; go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: back, backwards
Affix: tornare
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to turn