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   In·an·i·mate

   /inˈanəmət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. not alive, especially not in the manner of animals and humans: "inanimate objects like stones"
   • ▪ showing no sign of life; lifeless: "he was completely inanimate and it was difficult to see if he was breathing"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin inanimatus ‘lifeless’, from in- ‘not’ + animatus (see animate).

   Derivatives

   • 1. inanimately adverb
   • 2. inanimation noun

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