noninherited

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adjective

Not inherited; not passed from parent to offspring.

“a noninherited maternal antigen”

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Meanings

adjectivenoninherited (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyNot inherited; not passed from parent to offspring.

    a noninherited maternal antigen

    1 more example

    The language-internal analysis of possibly non-inherited features does not immediately shed light on the linguistic affiliations of any pre-Roman language in Sarrdinia, but it does allow us to differentiate between what should and what should not be compared.

    2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 8
  2. not comparablecomputingNot derived from a superclass through inheritance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
uninherited

Origin

From non- + inherited.

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APA

noninherited. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninherited

MLA

“noninherited.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninherited. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noninherited,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninherited.

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