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non-medicinal

non--me·dic·i·nal
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te muh-dis-uh-nl]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ məˈdɪs ə nl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te muh-dis-uh-nl]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ məˈdɪs ə nl/

Definitions of non-medicinal word

  • adjective non-medicinal of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances. 1
  • adjective non-medicinal unpalatable; disagreeable: a medicinal taste. 1
See all 2 definitions of non-medicinal

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Origin of non-medicinal

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50; Middle English word from Latin word medicīnālis. See medicine, -al1

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Parts of speech for Non-medicinal

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

non-medicinal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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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