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untouchable

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(un tuc̸h′ə bəl)

adjective

that cannot or should not be touched

noun

an untouchable person or thing
in India, any member of the lowest castes, whose touch was regarded as defiling to higher-caste Hindus: discrimination against these people (now called Scheduled Castes) was officially abolished in 1955

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untouchability noun

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adjective

Not to be touched.
Out of reach; unobtainable.
Being beyond the reach of criticism, impeachment, or attack.
Loathsome or unpleasant to the touch.

noun often Untouchable

A member of the class that is excluded from and considered unclean and defiling by the four Hindu castes.

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un·touchˌa·bilˈi·ty noun

un·touchˈa·bly adverb

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