Noninheritance

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Lack of inheritance; the state or condition of being noninherited. uncountable

    "A straightforward reason to suspect non-inheritance, and possibly a substrate origin, is the absence of a clear etymology."

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"A straightforward reason to suspect non-inheritance, and possibly a substrate origin, is the absence of a clear etymology."

Etymology

From non- + inheritance.

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