Nonsense
[non-sens, -suh ns] /ˈnɒn sɛns, -səns/
noun
1.
words or language having little or no or meaning.
2.
conduct, action, etc., that is senseless, foolish, or absurd:
to have tolerated enough nonsense.
3.
impudent, insubordinate, or otherwise objectionable behavior:
He doesn’t have to take that nonsense from you.
4.
something absurd or fatuous:
the utter nonsense of such a suggestion.
5.
anything of trifling importance or of little or no use.
6.
Genetics. a DNA sequence that does not code for an amino acid and is not transcribed (distinguished from ).
/ˈnɒnsəns/
noun
1.
something that has or makes no sense; unintelligible language; drivel
2.
conduct or action that is absurd
3.
foolish or evasive behaviour or manners: she’ll stand no nonsense
4.
See no-nonsense
5.
things of little or no value or importance; trash
interjection
6.
an exclamation of disagreement
n.
1610s, from non- + sense; perhaps influenced by French nonsens.
nonsense
(nŏn’sěns’)
Relating to a mutation in a structural gene that changes a nucleotide triplet into a stop codon, thus prematurely terminating the polypeptide chain during protein synthesis. See more at point mutation.
see: stuff and nonsense
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