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inviolate

inviolate definition

in·vio·late (in vī′ə lit, -lāt′)

adjective

not violated; kept sacred or unbroken

Etymology: ME < L inviolatus: see in- & violate

Related Forms:

inviolacy in·vi′o·lacy (-lə sē) noun or inviolateness in·vi′o·late·ness
inviolately in·vi′o·lately adverb

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