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not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal: atypical behavior; a flower atypical of the species. |
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a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
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degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse: He argued that there was a progressive atrophy of freedom and independence of thought.
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not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality; neither moral nor immoral.
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having no moral standards, restraints, or principles; unaware of or indifferent to questions of right or wrong: a completely amoral person.
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not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
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remembered or celebrated through all time: the immortal words of Lincoln.
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not liable to perish or decay; imperishable; everlasting.
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unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
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sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.
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that which is unavoidable.
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without foundation; not based on fact, realistic considerations, or the like: unfounded suspicions.
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not established; not founded: the prophet of a religion as yet unfounded.
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not selfish; disinterested; generous; altruistic. |
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the branch of literature comprising of facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay;
She had read all of his novels but none of his nonfiction.
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without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk: nonfat milk. |
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not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money: a nonprofit institution.
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a nonprofit organization, institution, corporation, or other entity.
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