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nonastrological

|non-as-tro-lo-gi-cal|

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/nɑnˌæstrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/

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/nɒnˌæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/

not related to astrology

Etymology
Etymology Information

'nonastrological' is formed in English by the negative prefix 'non-' added to 'astrological' (from 'astrology').

Historical Evolution

'astrological' comes from Latin 'astrologia' and Greek 'astrologia' (from 'astron' meaning 'star' + 'logia' meaning 'study, discourse'), which passed into Late Latin and Middle English before yielding the modern adjective 'astrological'; 'non-' is a native English prefix of Latin origin used to negate adjectives, and together they form 'nonastrological' in modern English.

Meaning Changes

Originally, the Greek term meant 'study of the stars'; over time it came to mean practices or claims relating to astrology, and 'nonastrological' now denotes the absence of such relation.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

not related to, based on, or concerned with astrology; lacking astrological significance.

The research proposed a nonastrological explanation for birth-month correlations.

Synonyms

non-astrologicalnot astrological

Antonyms

astrologicalastrology-based

Last updated: 2025/12/17 04:13