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  • adjective That does not inherit.

Etymologies

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non- +‎ inheriting

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Examples

  • In many cases, these noninheriting sons were “pushed out” tuei chu of their fathers’ houses in their teens, and came to live in bachelor houses with groups of other unmarried youths.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • In many cases, these noninheriting sons were “pushed out” tuei chu of their fathers’ houses in their teens, and came to live in bachelor houses with groups of other unmarried youths.

    China's Future: A Clockwork Orange? 2007

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