"noncausative" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From non- + causative. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|causative}} non- + causative Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} noncausative (not comparable)
  1. Not causative.
    Not a cause.
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-noncausative-en-adj-KaUHE8Ws Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. Not causative.
    Not involving, or affected by, causality.
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-noncausative-en-adj-spwsgXIq Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non-: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: noncausatively
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