untouchability
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tʌtʃ noun Hinduism.
the quality or condition of being an untouchable, ascribed in the Vedic tradition to persons of low caste or to persons excluded from the caste system.
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untouchable (ʌnˈtʌtʃəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | lying beyond reach |
| 2. | above reproach, suspicion, or impeachment |
| 3. | unable to be touched |
| —n | |
| 4. | taboo a former name for Dalit |
| usage In relation to the caste system, the term untouchable is banned in both the Indian and Pakistani constitutions. | |
| untoucha'bility | |
| —n | |
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Untouchability
has a plethora of syllables.
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Example sentences
Paralleling the untouchability of teaching tools is the impenetrability of modern junk.
Untouchability has been found prevailing more in rural areas than in urban ones.
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