athematic

[ ey-thee-mat-ik ]

adjective
  1. inflected without a thematic vowel.

Origin of athematic

1
First recorded in 1890–95; a-6 + thematic

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British Dictionary definitions for athematic

athematic

/ (ˌæθɪˈmætɪk) /


adjective
  1. music not based on themes

  2. linguistics (of verbs) having a suffix attached immediately to the stem, without an intervening vowel

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