| ADJECTIVE | all | adscititious | added or derived from something outside |
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| all | adscititious | supplemental |
| Meaning | added or derived from something outside; not inherent. | |
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| Example | "an adscititious habit rather than an inherent taste" | |
| Broader | extrinsic | not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside |
| Spanish | adicional | |
| Catalan | addicional | |
| Meaning | Supplemental; not part of the real or essential nature of a thing. | |
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| Example | "adscititious vowels" | |
| Broader | inessential, unessential | not basic or fundamental |
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