nonconference

English

Alternative forms

  • non-conference

Etymology

From non- +‎ conference.

Adjective

nonconference (not comparable)

  1. (sports) Not within an athletic conference
    a nonconference game
    • 2008 December 21, “Top-10 Spot Is Not Quite So Lofty”, in The New York Times[1]:
      And Stanford has played Baylor and Rutgers during the nonconference schedule.