non-biological
|non-bi-o-log-i-cal|
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/nɒnˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
not related to life
Etymology
Etymology Information
'non-biological' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'biological' from 'biology', which is derived from Greek 'bios' meaning 'life' and 'logia' meaning 'study of'.
Historical Evolution
'biological' changed from the Greek word 'biologia' and eventually became the modern English word 'biological'.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'study of life', but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'related to living organisms'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not related to or derived from living organisms.
The non-biological components of the experiment were analyzed separately.
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