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ADSCITITIOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing
Example:
adscititious vowels
Classified under:
Similar:
inessential; unessential (not basic or fundamental)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Added or derived from something outside; not inherent
Example:
an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste
Classified under:
Similar:
extrinsic (not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside)
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