nonclassical

English

Alternative forms

• non-classical

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Germanic *ne

Proto-Indo-European *ís?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos

Proto-Germanic *ainaz

Proto-Germanic *nainaz

Proto-West Germanic *nain

Old English nān

Middle English non

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Old English nān

Old English nān-

Middle English non-

English non-

Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *klāssis

Latin classis

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icus

Latin classicuslbor.

French classiquebor.

English classic

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālislbor.

Old French -albor.

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Latin -ālis

Old French -elbor.

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Latin -ālisbor.

Middle English -al

English -al

English classical

English nonclassical

From non- + classical.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /nɑnˈklæsɪkəl/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nɒnˈklæsɪkəl/
• Hyphenation: non‧clas‧si‧cal

Adjective

nonclassical (comparative more nonclassical, superlative most nonclassical)

1. Not classical.
2. (physics) Not governed by the rules of Newtonian mechanics, or by the classical theory of electromagnetism.

Derived terms

• nonclassicality