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unalienable
[ uhn-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
not capable of being taken away, denied, or transferred
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- First recorded in 1610鈥�20.
- Combines 耻苍-鹿 + alienable, from Latin 补濒颈脓苍腻谤别, meaning “to surrender or sell.”
EXAMPLES OF UNALIENABLE
- We believe human dignity is unalienable and universal.
- No contract should override your unalienable right to due process.
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- First recorded between 1375鈥�1425.
- From Latin 尘耻苍诲颈蹿颈肠腻谤别, from the root mundus, meaning “clean or neat.”
EXAMPLES OF MUNDIFY
- The cabin retreat allowed them to mundify their minds from digital overload.
- A cold plunge in the glacial stream was said to mundify the spirit.
roc
[ rok ]
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noun
a bird in Arabian mythology of enormous size and strength
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- First recorded in 1570鈥�80.
- From Arabic rukhkh, the name of the mythical bird.
- Sometimes associated with Persian rukh, meaning “castle or 谤辞辞办虏, the castle piece in chess;” however, this is likely a coincidence.
EXAMPLES OF ROC
- According to the story, the roc flew away with an elephant in its talons as easily as a hawk with a mouse.
- A brass plate displayed the image of a roc soaring over stormy waters.
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