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in⋅tact

[in-takt]

–adjective

1.	not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished: The vase remained intact despite rough handling.

2.	not changed or diminished; not influenced or swayed: Despite misfortune, his faith is still intact.

3.	complete or whole, esp. not castrated or emasculated.

4.	having the hymen unbroken; virginal.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L intāctus untouched, equiv. to in- in- ³ + tāctus, ptp. of tangere to touch

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Language Translation for : intact

Spanish:

intacto,

German:

unversehrt,

Japanese:

元のままで

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in·tact (ĭn-tākt') Pronunciation Key
adj.

Remaining sound, entire, or uninjured; not impaired in any way.
Having all physical parts, especially:
1. Having the hymen unbroken.
2. Not castrated.

[Middle English, from Latin intāctus : in-, not; see in-¹ + tāctus, past participle of tangere, to touch; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

in·tact'ly adv., in·tact'ness n.

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intact

c.1450, from L. intactus "untouched, uninjured," from in- "not" + tactus, pp. of tangere "to touch" (see tangent).

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intact
adjective
1.	constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: integral]
2.	(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; "she was intact, virginal"
3.	(used of domestic animals) sexually competent; "an entire horse" [syn: entire]
4.	undamaged in any way; "the vase remained intact despit rough handling"

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Intact

In*tact"\, a. [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.] Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire. --Buckle.

When all external differences have passed away, one element remains intact, unchanged, -- the everlasting basis of our common nature, the human soul. --F. W. Robertson.

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