Unbroken Meaning
/ʌnˈbɹoʊkn̩/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjWhole, not divided into parts.
adjOf a horse, not tamed.
Sentence Examples
Our country has enjoyed many years of unbroken peace.
Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.
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The horse's leg remained ____ after the fall, allowing it to walk without limping.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A considerable amount of unbroken stone is brought down to Ravenglass and used locally."
— 1951 June, “Notes and News: The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:
"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."
— 1950 January, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 14:
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The horse's leg remained ____ after the fall, allowing it to walk without limping.