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< nondenominational

nondestructive >

non·de·script

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) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Lacking distinctive qualities; having no individual character or form: "This expression gave temporary meaning to a set of features otherwise nondescript" (Katherine Anne Porter).

ETYMOLOGY:
non- + Latin dscrptus, past participle of dscrbere, to describe ; see describe

OTHER FORMS:
nonde·script(Noun)

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