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incommunicado

in·com·mu·nicado

US/ɪnkəmjunɨˈkɑːdoʊ/ uncommon

adjective

1.

without the means or right to communicate

  • “a prisoner held incommunicado”
  • “incommunicado political detainees”

Origin

Borrowed from Spanish incomunicado, with spelling influenced by such English words as communicate.

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