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- US Pronunciation
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- [non-lahyf]
- /nɒnˈlaɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [non-lahyf]
- /nɒnˈlaɪf/
Definitions of nonlife word
- noun nonlife lack or absence of life. 1
- noun nonlife (biology, uncountable) All objects or substances except those considered alive. 1
- noun nonlife any matter absent of life or not living 0
- noun nonlife a disengaged form of existence lacking vigour 0
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Origin of nonlife
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1725-35; non- + life
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Parts of speech for Nonlife
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nonlife popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
nonlife usage trend in Literature
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