nonseverance
Failure to sever something, such as the umbilical cord in a lotus birthFailure to sever something, such as the umbilical cord in a lotus birth.
» Some parents opt for umbilical nonseverance, where the intact umbilical cord is left to dry and separate of its own accord.
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1 senses(uncountable)Failure to sever something, such as the umbilical cord in a lotus birth.
Examples
1 sentencesSome parents opt for umbilical nonseverance, where the intact umbilical cord is left to dry and separate of its own accord.
Origin
From non- + severance.From non- + severance.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.