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intact (adj.)

mid-15c., from Latin intactus "untouched, uninjured; undefiled, chaste; unsubdued," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + tactus, past participle of tangere "to touch," from PIE root *tag- "to touch, handle."

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Definitions of intact from WordNet

intact (adj.)
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon;
fought to keep the union intact
Synonyms: integral / entire
intact (adj.)
(of a woman) having the hymen unbroken;
she was intact, virginal
Synonyms: inviolate
intact (adj.)
(used of domestic animals) sexually competent;
Synonyms: entire
intact (adj.)
undamaged in any way;
the vase remained intact despite rough handling
From wordnet.princeton.edu