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non-defective

non--de·fec·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te dih-fek-tiv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ dɪˈfɛk tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te dih-fek-tiv]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ dɪˈfɛk tɪv/

Definitions of non-defective word

  • adjective non-defective having a defect or flaw; faulty; imperfect: a defective machine. 1
  • adjective non-defective Psychology. characterized by subnormal intelligence or behavior. 1
  • adjective non-defective Grammar. (of an inflected word or its inflection) lacking one or more of the inflected forms proper to most words of the same class in the language, as English must, which occurs only in the present tense. 1
  • noun non-defective a defective person or thing. 1
See all 4 definitions of non-defective

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Origin of non-defective

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; < Late Latin dēfectīvus, equivalent to dēfectus (see defect) + -īvus -ive; replacing Middle English defectif < Middle French < Late Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Non-defective

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

non-defective popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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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