integrity
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rɪ noun
1.
adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
2.
the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished: to preserve the integrity of the empire.
3.
a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition: the integrity of a ship's hull.
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integrity (ɪnˈtɛɡrɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | adherence to moral principles; honesty |
| 2. | the quality of being unimpaired; soundness |
| 3. | unity; wholeness |
| [C15: from Latin integritās; see | |
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Integrity
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
integrity
c.1450, "wholeness, perfect condition," from O.Fr. integrité, from L. integritatem (nom. integritas) "soundness, wholeness," from integer "whole" (see integer). Sense of "uncorrupted virtue" is from 1548.
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Medical Dictionary
integrity in·teg·ri·ty (ĭn-těg'rĭ-tē)
n.
The state of being unimpaired; soundness or wholeness.
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Example sentences
Archivists check the integrity of the downloaded data and then distribute it for storage.
Denying people the integrity of their own lives denies them the integrity of their own bodies.
The amount of disinformation and distortion in the comments above does a real disservice to scientific integrity.
He had the courage and integrity to openly state his beliefs and the guts to shoulder the consequences of his actions.
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