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imperforate

[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]

adjective

  1. Also im·per·fo·rat·ed []. not perforate; having no perforation.
  2. Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.


noun

  1. an imperforate stamp.

imperforate

/ -ˌreɪt; ɪmˈpɜːfərɪt /

adjective

  1. not perforated
  2. (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation imperf Compare perforate
  3. anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • imˌperfoˈration, noun
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Other Words From

  • im·per·fo·ra·tion [im-pur-f, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of imperforate1

First recorded in 1665–75; im- 2 + perforate
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Example Sentences

Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.

The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.

Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.

The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.

Rhabdamminina, rab-da-mi-nī′na, n. a group of marine imperforate foraminiferous protozoans.

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