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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-takt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtækt



Definition of intact

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin intactus "untouched, uninjured, undefiled," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + tactus, past participle of tangere "to touch" (see tangent).
  • adj undamaged; all in one piece
Example sentences :
  • The whole is a ruin, yet intact, if I may be pardoned the paradox.
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • The plaster or cement coating is intact, and the inscription is plain.
  • Extract from : « Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia » by Various
  • For the army would still be intact, and that was the essential point.
  • Extract from : « England and Germany » by Emile Joseph Dillon
  • The soles of the old pair were intact, but the stubby toes were protruding.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • The former work is the earliest Greek textbook which has reached us intact.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • To be sure, the physical beauties of the Italian city were intact.
  • Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1920 » by Various
  • A hole had been torn in the floor, but the cable itself was intact.
  • Extract from : « The Stutterer » by R.R. Merliss
  • There were no breaks, no marks of violence, and yet nothing was intact.
  • Extract from : « Triplanetary » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • But we have received a tradition, and we are bound to hand it on intact.
  • Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson
  • Then followed his legs—and the glorious knowledge that they still were intact.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper

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