nonastrological
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/nɑnˌæstrəˈlɑdʒɪkəl/
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/nɒnˌæstrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
not related to astrology
Etymology
'nonastrological' is formed in English by the negative prefix 'non-' added to 'astrological' (from 'astrology').
'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.
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.
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Last updated: 2025/12/17 04:13
