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in·va·lid·i·ty
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vəˈlɪd
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noun
lack of validity.
Origin:
1540–50;
<
Medieval Latin
invaliditās.
See
invalid
2
,
-ity
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in·va·lid·i·ty
2
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vəˈlɪd
ɪ
ti
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lid
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noun
invalidism
.
Origin:
1905–10;
invalid
1
+
-ity
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World English Dictionary
invalid
1
(ˈɪnvəˌliːd, -lɪd)
—
n
1.
a. a person suffering from disablement or chronic ill health
b. (
as modifier
):
an invalid chair
—
adj
2.
suffering from or disabled by injury, sickness, etc
—
vb
3.
to cause to become an invalid; disable
4.
chiefly
(
Brit
) (
usually foll by
out; often passive
) to require (a member of the armed forces) to retire from active service through wounds or illness
[C17: from Latin
invalidus
infirm, from
in-
1
+
validus
strong]
usage It is best to avoid using the term
invalid
when referring to people with chronic illnesses or disabilities
inva'lidity
1
—
n
invalid
2
(ɪnˈvælɪd)
—
adj
1.
not valid; having no cogency or legal force
2.
logic
(of an argument) having a conclusion that does not follow from the premises: it may be false when the premises are all true; not valid
[C16: from Medieval Latin
invalidus
without legal force; see
invalid
1
]
invalidity
2
—
n
in'validness
2
—
n
in'validly
2
—
adv
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Example sentences
If a participant was not scanned, all
invalidity
codes are missing.
Not that it alters the
invalidity
of your conclusion.
Certificates of dissolution of marriage or declaration of
invalidity
of marriage.
As you can see, the
invalidity
of these arguments is obvious when you're not an advocate in the controversy.
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