nonché

See also: nonchè

Italian

Alternative forms

nonchè (misspelling)

Etymology

Univerbation of non +‎ che.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nonˈke/^*, /ˌnon.ke/^*[1]
Rhymes: -e, -onke
Hyphenation: non‧ché

Conjunction

nonché

(literary) not only, let alone
- 1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 8; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:
  […] spero trovar pietà, nonché perdono.
  I hope to find not only forgiveness, but also pity.
as well as

References

nonché in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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