"nonviolent" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: nonviolent [positive], more nonviolent [comparative], most nonviolent [superlative]
Etymology: non- + violent Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|non|violent}} non- + violent Head templates: {{adjective|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is nonviolent, it is not violent and usually peaceful.
    Sense id: simple-nonviolent-en-adj-mpuH-fAa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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