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10 Language-to-English DictionariesImperforate
/ɪmˈpɜːr.fə.rət/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Lacking a perforation, opening, or pore; having no natural opening.
"The medical examination revealed an imperforate hymen requiring minor surgical intervention." - 2
In philately, designating a postage stamp printed without perforations around the edges to separate individual stamps.
"The collector prized the rare imperforate sheet of 19th-century stamps."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin prefix 'im-' (meaning 'not') combined with 'perforatus', the past participle of 'perforare' (meaning 'to pierce or bore through'). Entering the English language in the late 16th century via medical and biological terminology, it initially described anatomical structures lacking normal openings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Imperforate" is said worldwide
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impérforé
Transliteration: ɛ̃.peʁ.fɔ.ʁe
"Cette malformation congénitale se caractérise par un anus impérforé."
imperforiert
Transliteration: ɪm.pɛʁ.foˈʁiːɐ̯t
"Die Briefmarke wurde ungezähnt und imperforiert gedruckt."
imperforato
Transliteration: im.per.foˈra.to
"Il francobollo era raro perché completamente imperforato."
imperforado
Transliteration: im.peɾ.foˈɾa.ðo
"El diagnóstico confirmó que el conducto era imperforado."
imperfurado
Transliteration: ĩ.pɛʁ.fuˈɾa.du
"O selo postal raro não possuía picotagem, sendo totalmente imperfurado."
छिद्रहीन
Transliteration: chidrahin
"चिकित्सा रिपोर्ट में झिल्ली को छिद्रहीन पाया गया।"
无孔的
Transliteration: wú kǒng de
"枚珍贵的无孔邮票在拍卖会上高价售出。"
무공의
Transliteration: mugong-ui
"그 우표는 가장자리에 구멍이 없는 무공 우표였다."
無孔の
Transliteration: mukō no
"その切手は目打ちがない無孔切手として珍重されている。"
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