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nonmechanistic

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non·​mech·​a·​nis·​tic | \ ˌnän-ˌme-kə-ˈni-stik How to pronounce nonmechanistic (audio) \

Definition of nonmechanistic

: not of or relating to a mechanism or the doctrine of mechanism : not mechanistic a nonmechanistic theory of natural phenomena

First Known Use of nonmechanistic

1860, in the meaning defined above

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“Nonmechanistic.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmechanistic. Accessed 10 December 2019.

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