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non-lethal

|non/le/thal|

/nɒnˈliːθəl/

not deadly

Etymology

Etymology Information

'non-lethal' originates from the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and the word 'lethal' from Latin 'lethalis', which means 'deadly'.

Historical Evolution

'lethalis' transformed into the English word 'lethal', and with the addition of the prefix 'non-', it became 'non-lethal'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'lethal' meant 'deadly', and with the prefix 'non-', it evolved to mean 'not deadly'.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

not capable of causing death or not intended to cause death.

The police used non-lethal weapons to control the crowd.

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