nonhierarchical


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nonhierarchical

(ˌnɒnhaɪəˈrɑːkɪkəl)
adj
lacking hierarchical structure; egalitarian
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Adj.1.nonhierarchical - not classified hierarchically
hierarchal, hierarchic, hierarchical - classified according to various criteria into successive levels or layers; "it has been said that only a hierarchical society with a leisure class at the top can produce works of art"; "in her hierarchical set of values honesty comes first"
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