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noninheritance

noninheritance noun: lack of inheritance; the state or condition of being noninherited.

Noun

noninheritance (uncountable)

  1. Lack of inheritance; the state or condition of being noninherited.
    • A straightforward reason to suspect non-inheritance, and possibly a substrate origin, is the absence of a clear etymology.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 24

Origin of noninheritance

From non- + inheritance.

Questions about noninheritance

What does noninheritance mean?
Noninheritance means lack of inheritance; the state or condition of being noninherited.
What part of speech is noninheritance?
Noninheritance is a noun.

Words near noninheritance in the dictionary

  1. noninhabitants
  2. noninhaler
  3. noninhalers
  4. noninherent
  5. noninheritable
  6. noninheritance
  7. noninherited
  8. noninheriting
  9. noninhibited
  10. noninhibiting
  11. noninhibition

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