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athematic

[ey-thee-mat-ik]

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adjective

inflected without a thematic vowel.

Origin of athematic

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

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Examples from the Web for athematic

Historical Examples of athematic

In the verb the athematic conjugation has disappeared and the distinction of primary and secondary endings is not observed.
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British Dictionary definitions for athematic

athematic

adjective

music not based on themes

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

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