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Definition of unattached - 3 dictionary results

un⋅at⋅tached

  [uhn-uh-tacht]
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–adjective
1. not attached.
2. not connected or associated with any particular body, group, organization, or the like; independent.
3. not engaged or married.
Origin:
1490–1500; un- 1 + attached
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un·at·tached   (ŭn'ə-tācht')   
adj.  

  1. Not joined, especially to surrounding tissue.

    1. Not committed to or dependent on another person or group.

    2. Not engaged, married, or involved in a serious sexual or romantic relationship.

  3. Law Not possessed or seized as security.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

unattached 
1498, "not arrested or seized," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of attach. Meaning "not associated with any body or institution" is recorded from 1796; sense of "single, not engaged or married" is first attested 1874.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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