Word: nonhereditary
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: non
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red
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tar
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Definition: Not hereditary; not passed down by inheritance.
Morphemes:
Affix: non-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Used in the sense of no or none to show lack of or failure to perform; or in the sense of not to negate the meaning of the word to which it is prefixed.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nōn
Language: ML.
Decoded: non
Meaning: not
Affix: hereditary
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Of a disease or trait: passed from a parent to offspring in the genes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: here
Language: en
Decoded: here
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Filler after a demonstrative pronoun but before the noun it modifies, solely for emphasis.
Affix: -s
Language: en
Decoded: -s
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used in the formation of certain English adverbs.
Affix: -tās
Language: la
Decoded: -tas
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship; Used to form feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being.
Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.