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nonhereditarily

nonhereditarily adverb: in a manner that is not hereditary.

Adverb

nonhereditarily (not comparable)

  1. In a manner that is not hereditary.
    • Inveterate abuse of drinking in nonhereditarily disposed persons creates a degeneracy like the hereditary.1893, Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, United States. Office of Education, page 133

Questions about nonhereditarily

What does nonhereditarily mean?
Nonhereditarily means in a manner that is not hereditary.
What part of speech is nonhereditarily?
Nonhereditarily is an adverb.

Words near nonhereditarily in the dictionary

  1. nonherbicide
  2. nonherbicides
  3. nonherbivore
  4. nonherbivores
  5. nonherbivorous
  6. nonhereditarily
  7. nonhereditary
  8. nonheretical
  9. nonheritability
  10. nonheritable
  11. nonheritage

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