non-alienation

non--al·ien·a·tion

N n

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te eyl-yuh-ney-shuh n, ey-lee-uh-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-/
- /nɒn ˌeɪ.li.əˈneɪ.ʃən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nohn ohb-stahn-te eyl-yuh-ney-shuh n, ey-lee-uh-]
- /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌeɪl yəˈneɪ ʃən, ˌeɪ li ə-/

Definitions of non-alienation word

noun non-alienation the act of alienating, or of causing someone to become indifferent or hostile: The advocacy group fights against prejudice and social alienation of immigrants. 1
noun non-alienation the state of being alienated, withdrawn, or isolated from the objective world, as through indifference or disaffection: the group's alienation from mainstream society. 1
noun non-alienation the act of turning away, transferring, or diverting: the alienation of land and resources from African peoples. 1
noun non-alienation Law. a transfer of the title to property by one person to another; conveyance. 1
noun non-alienation Statistics. the lack of correlation in the variation of two measurable variates over a population. 1

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English < Latin aliēnātiōn- (stem of aliēnātiō), equivalent to aliēnāt(us) (see alienate) + -iōn- -ion

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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