non-eu·clid·e·an | \ ˌnän-yü-ˈkli-dē-ən 
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\Definition of non-euclidean
: not assuming or in accordance with all the postulates of Euclid's Elements non-euclidean geometry
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The first known use of non-euclidean was in 1872
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