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- adjective Alternative spelling of
nonhuman . (nothuman .) - noun Alternative spelling of
nonhumans . A creature or thing that is nothuman .
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Examples
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In Flush, Woolf gets inside a dog's mind, that is, a non-human brain, an alien mentality – very science-fictional if you look at it that way.
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I'm referring to non-human primates, most commonly referred to as monkeys.
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From this standpoint, the idea of non-human, non-living person certainly makes sense, even if we find it disturbing.
News 2011
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I'm referring to a non-human employee - a robot, or some kind of faceless software running on a server.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Michael Kesterton 2011
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I'm referring to non-human primates, most commonly referred to as monkeys.
The Seattle Times 2012
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As his speed increased, the non-human signals accelerated to match, and all signals in front of him, human or otherwise, closed in toward the road.
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At the moment, it showed both human and non-human readings.
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It was very clear about human and non-human forms.
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However, it is no longer possible to look away from the fact that the options and mobility available to my generation -- Steve's generation -- came at an unacceptable cost to other beings, human and non-human.
Wendi L. Adamek: Life's Best Inventions Wendi L. Adamek 2011
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However, it is no longer possible to look away from the fact that the options and mobility available to my generation -- Steve's generation -- came at an unacceptable cost to other beings, human and non-human.
Wendi L. Adamek: Life's Best Inventions Wendi L. Adamek 2011
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