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intact

/ɪnˈtækt/ adjective

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In Latin: intactus, integer Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intact at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Left complete or whole; not touched, defiled, sullied, or otherwise damaged.
    I packed my belongings carefully so that they would survive the move intact.
  2. Virginal; having an intact hymen.
  3. Uncircumcised; having an intact foreskin.

Origin

From Middle French intact, from Latin intact(us).

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Related Words: undamageduninjuredunimpairedinviolatewholeentireintegraluncastratedunscathedunalteredunspoiltunharmed

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