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adj
Not biological; not consisting of a biological substance or substances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: abiotic
Antonyms: none provided
adj
not according to parentage or ancestry; not based on biological kinship; by marriage, adoption, close friendship, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: Of a relation
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English non- Proto-Indo-European *gweyh3-der. Ancient Greek βίος (bíos) Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logia New Latin biologialbor. English biology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English biological English nonbiological From non- + biological.
