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nonconference

nonconference

7.2
Not part of a team's regular sports league
  • adjective
  • /nɑnˈkɒnfərəns/
  • Jargon
translation icon : fuera de conferencia
  • The basketball team played a tough nonconference opponent before starting their league schedule.

Examples

  • Coaches often use nonconference games to prepare their teams for the main season.

  • The team played a nonconference game last Saturday.

  • Their record in nonconference matches helped them qualify for the national tournament.

  • We have a nonconference match against a local rival.

  • The basketball team played a tough nonconference opponent before starting their league schedule.

  • Coaches often use nonconference games to prepare their teams for the main season.

  • Their record in nonconference matches helped them qualify for the national tournament.

Synonyms

non-league
vsnonconference
  • UK
4.3

Not in the main professional football league, usually amateur or part-time

is broader, meaning not part of any specific league or conference
nonaffiliated
vsnonconference
5.9

Not connected to any group, organization, or political party

is used for not belonging to a particular sports league or conference

Surface Forms

nonconference positive

Morphology

nonconference = conference (semi-transparent) = non + conference

The negation 'non-' plus 'conference' is clear, but the adjectival use referring specifically to sports scheduling is specialized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

The word nonconference combines non- 'not' and conference 'a sports group or league', so as an adjective it describes a team or game that is 'not part of the same conference'.