unbroken

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle English unbroken, from Old English unġebrocen (unbroken), equivalent to un- +‎ broken. Cognate with Dutch ongebroken (unbroken), German Low German unbroken (unbroken), German ungebrochen (unbroken).

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unbroken (not comparable)

  1. Whole, not divided into parts.
    After the vase had fallen down the flight of stairs we were amazed to find it still unbroken.
    • 1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:
      A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally.
  2. Of a horse, not tamed.
    There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
  3. Continuous, without interruption.
    The team's unbroken winning streak was a record.
    • 1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:
      The climb out of Aberdeen is a most forbidding proposition to an engine starting cold; it is quite unbroken for 7 miles up the cliffs to milepost 234.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From unbreak.

Verb[edit]

unbroken

  1. past participle of unbreak