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This tag is used to clarify the spelling of compound words. Should two words be separated by a space, joined with a hyphen, or run together with no space at all?

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Can there be a hyphen in "nonlinear"?

According to Hyphenated Words: A Guide You would not use a hyphen with the prefix non unless it is before a proper noun. Do not hyphenate words prefixed by non, un, in, dis, co, anti, hyper, pre, re, …
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