"nonlethal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From non- + lethal. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|lethal|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + lethal., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|lethal|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English lethal English nonlethal From non- + lethal. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonlethal (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of non-lethal. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: non-lethal
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Noun

Forms: nonlethals [plural]
Etymology: From non- + lethal. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|lethal|text=+|tree=1}} From non- + lethal., {{ety|en|:af|non-<id:not>|lethal|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- English lethal English nonlethal From non- + lethal. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonlethal (plural nonlethals)
  1. Alternative form of non-lethal. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: non-lethal
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Inflected forms

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