allotrious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. alien
  2. Pertaining to the distinct classes or roles into which an element can be allotted.

Word forms

allotrious

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀλλότριος (allótrios, “foreign”) + -ous. Sense 2 arose by Folk etymology.

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