nonshell

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adjective

Not of or pertaining to shells.

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Meanings

adjectivenonshell (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot of or pertaining to shells.

    In both middens, the shell layers were underlaid and overlaid by nonshell cultural deposits.

    2002, Peter N. Peregrine, Melvin Ember, Encyclopedia of prehistory, Volume 3

Origin

From non- + shell.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonshell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonshell

MLA

“nonshell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonshell. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonshell,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonshell.

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