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untouchability

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un⋅touch⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty

  [uhn-tuhch-uh-bil-i-tee]
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–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.
Origin:
1920–25; untouch(able) + -ability
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un·touch·a·ble   (ŭn-tŭch'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Not to be touched.

  2. Out of reach; unobtainable.

  3. Being beyond the reach of criticism, impeachment, or attack.

  4. Loathsome or unpleasant to the touch.

n.   often Untouchable
A member of the class that is excluded from and considered unclean and defiling by the four Hindu castes.
un·touch'a·bil'i·ty n., un·touch'a·bly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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