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Nonsense Refer Spoken Written Words Make Sense Children's

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You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as n_______ .You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense .
...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.
word nonsense
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noun
If you say that something spoken or written is nonsense, you mean that you consider it to be untrue or silly .
Most orthodox doctors however dismiss this as complete nonsense.
...all that poetic nonsense about love.
'I'm putting on weight.'—'Nonsense my dear.'
You can use nonsense to refer to something that you think is foolish or that you disapprove of.
Surely it is an economic nonsense to deplete the world of natural resources.
I think there is a limit to how much of this nonsense people are going to put up with.
You can refer to spoken or written words that do not mean anything because they do not make sense as nonsense .
...a children's nonsense poem by Charles E Carryl.
cefr-level C1

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