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inviolate

adjective [after verb]
 
 
/ɪnˈvaɪə.lət/ formal

Definition

(that must be) not harmed or damaged: For centuries the tomb lay inviolate until, by chance, it was discovered by two miners.Safe and secure
(Definition of inviolate adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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