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View synonyms for imperforate
imperforate
[ im-pur-fer-it, -fuh-reyt ]
adjective
- Also im·per·fo·rat·ed []. not perforate; having no perforation.
- Philately. (of a number of stamps joined together) lacking the perforations usually separating individual stamps.
noun
- an imperforate stamp.
imperforate
/ -ˌreɪt; ɪmˈpɜːfərɪt /
adjective
- not perforated
- (of a postage stamp) not provided with perforation or any other means of separation imperf Compare perforate
- anatomy (of a bodily part, such as the anus) without the normal opening
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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
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Example Sentences
Although made and approved, this stamp is said to have been withheld from issue in this imperforate condition.
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The 2nd or 1851 issue, as it is called in the circular, actually consisted of two series, the imperforate and perforate.
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Attempts are, however, made to palm off trimmed reprints as imperforate specimens.
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The reprinted three cents has the outer top and bottom lines of the original imperforate stamp.
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Rhabdamminina, rab-da-mi-nī′na, n. a group of marine imperforate foraminiferous protozoans.
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