nontreasure

Definitions

Something or someone that is not a treasure.

countable, uncountable

Examples

“The hundreds of other wrecks that are nontreasure ships are being destroyed by people, treasure hunters, including professional salvors, who do not have⟳ the expertise to determine⟳ the difference between them.”

“It's all treasure—in which case, it's all junk. There's no treasure in the world save⟳ for its relationship to nontreasure.”

“In some cases, the presentation of this theory has been useful to stop⟳ treasure and nontreasure artifacts from being legally and scientifically recovered by the private sector.”

“And a rock that would fall⟳ on it for good measure⟳, which couldn't be dug up because no one would want⟳ that particular nontreasure.”

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