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nonformal

adjective
non·​for·​mal | \ ËŒnän-ˈfȯr-mÉ™l How to pronounce nonformal (audio) \

Definition of nonformal

: not formal : informal nonformal education a nonformal setting
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 Tostan’s core is a broad nonformal education program offered to villagers in a number of African countries. — Amy Yee, The Christian Science Monitor, "She arrived in Senegal 43 years ago – and is still there working on social issues," 20 July 2017

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First Known Use of nonformal

1842, in the meaning defined above

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