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non·over·lap·ping | \ ˌnän-ˌō-vər-ˈla-piŋ 
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\Definition of nonoverlapping
: not overlapping: such as
a : not occupying the same area in part
The long, cylindrical body of a gar is covered with hard, diamond-shaped, nonoverlapping scales.— Steve Pollick
b : entirely separate or distinct
nonoverlapping interests … two separate and nonoverlapping domains of human thought …— Marc Gellman
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