Etymology: un-prefix1 6. Compare unadherentadj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unadˈherence.
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Non-adherence.
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1728 Fog's Weekly Jrnl. 21 Dec. 1/2 In such a Government, Unadherence to the Rights and Privileges..of the Court, manifest a glorious Fortitude of Mind.
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