US /ˌnɑnspɪˈsɪfɪk/ UK /ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not specific; vague or not limited to a particular cause or type

    The patient reported nonspecific symptoms that resisted any clear diagnosis.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not specific; vague or not... generalvaguebroadindefinitegenericunspecific
Word family
Related forms specificspeciesspecify

Etymology

From non- ('not') + specific, from Late Latin specificus, from Latin species ('kind, form') + facere ('to make').

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