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inviolate

in·vio·late

UK/ɪnˈvaɪ.ə.lət/ US/ɪnˈvaɪ.əʊˌleɪt/ uncommon

adjective

1.

(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken

  • “she was intact, virginal”
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2.

Origin

From Middle English inviolat, inviolate, from Latin inviolātus. By surface analysis, in- (“not”) + violate (adjective).

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