imperforate

[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]
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adjective
  1. Also im·per·fo·rat·ed. not perforate; having no perforation.

  2. Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.

noun
  1. an imperforate stamp.

Origin of imperforate

1
First recorded in 1665–75; im-2 + perforate

Other words from imperforate

  • im·per·fo·ra·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for imperforate

imperforate

/ (ɪmˈpɜːfərɪt, -ˌreɪt) /


adjective
  1. not perforated

  2. (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation: Abbreviation: imperf Compare perforate

  1. anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening

Derived forms of imperforate

  • imperforation, noun

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