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non-characteristic

non--char·ac·ter·is·tic
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te kar-ik-tuh-ris-tik]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ ˌkær ɪk təˈrɪs tɪk/

Definitions of non-characteristic word

  • adjective non-characteristic Also, characteristical. pertaining to, constituting, or indicating the character or peculiar quality of a person or thing; typical; distinctive: Red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn. 1
  • noun non-characteristic a distinguishing feature or quality: Generosity is his chief characteristic. 1
  • noun non-characteristic Mathematics. the integral part of a common logarithm. Compare mantissa. the exponent of 10 in a number expressed in scientific notation. the smallest positive integer n such that each element of a given ring added to itself n times results in 0. 1
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Origin of non-characteristic

First appearance:

before 1655
One of the 46% oldest English words
From the Greek word charaktēristikós, dating back to 1655-65. See character, -istic

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Parts of speech for Non-characteristic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Non-characteristic

non-characteristic popularity

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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