INTEMERATE

Etymology

Adjective

intemerate (comparative more intemerate, superlative most intemerate)

(rare) pure, undefiled, chaste

Source: Wiktionary


In*tem"er*ate, In*tem"er*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. intemeratus; pref. in- not + temeratus defiled.]

Definition: Pure; undefiled. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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