Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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nonparasitic | No | Yes | No | No |
independent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
nonparasitic (noun) | independent (noun) |
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a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | |
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
nonparasitic (adjective) | independent (adjective) |
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not parasitic on another organism | free from external control and constraint |
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | |
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | |
not controlled by a party or interest group |