- having no holes or openings; unpierced
- having a straight edge without perforations: said of a postage stamp, etc.
- Anat. lacking the normal opening
Also im·per′fo·rat·ed
Origin of imperforate
from in- + perforate an imperforate stamp
imperforate
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imperforate
adjective
- Having no opening; not perforated.
- Not separated by rows of perforations: imperforate sheets of stamps.
- Medicine Lacking a normal opening: an imperforate anus.
noun
An imperforate stamp.
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Noun
(plural imperforates)
- (philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
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imperforate - Medical Definition
adj.
- Having no opening; not perforated.
- Medicine Lacking a normal opening: an imperforate anus.
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