non-specific

A form of nonspecific — Not specific to one possible cause; caused by any of various possible causes.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-specific (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of nonspecific.

    Ventnor: […] Failure in 2021 to attract Government interest as part of the Restoring your Railways scheme was blamed on it being too non-specific.

    2024 May 15, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Southern”, in RAIL, number 1009, page 23

Origin

From non- + specific.

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APA

non-specific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specific

MLA

“non-specific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specific. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-specific,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-specific.

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