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Untouchable — Untouchable(s) или The Untouchable(s) (в переводе с англ. Неприкасаемый(е)) может означать: Содержание 1 Литература 2 Музыка 2.1 Исполнители … Википедия
Untouchable — may refer to:in social systems: *Baekjeong, Korean outcaste *Burakumin, hisabetsu buraku , a Japanese social minority group *Dalit, in India and Nepal, a person of low caste *Khadem, an ethnic minority group in Yemen *Homo sacer, sacred man an… … Wikipedia
Untouchable — «Untouchable (Swizz Beatz Remix)» Sencillo de 2Pac con Krayzie Bone del álbum Pac s Life Formato CD, vinilo Género(s) Rap Duración 4:16 … Wikipedia Español
untouchable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not able to be touched or affected. 2) unable to be matched or rivalled. 3) historical of or belonging to the lowest caste Hindu group or the people outside the caste system. ► NOUN historical ▪ a member of the lowest caste Hindu… … English terms dictionary
untouchable — [un tuch′ə bəl] adj. that cannot or should not be touched n. 1. an untouchable person or thing 2. in India, any member of the lowest castes, whose touch was regarded as defiling to higher caste Hindus: discrimination against these people (now… … English World dictionary
untouchable — index dispassionate, immune, impalpable, inalienable, intangible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
untouchable — (adj.) 1560s, immaterial, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + touchable (see TOUCH (Cf. touch) (v.)). Meaning that legally cannot be interfered with is recorded from 1734. Meaning too loathsome or defiling to be touched is recorded from 1873. The noun,… … Etymology dictionary
untouchable — n *outcast, castaway, derelict, reprobate, pariah … New Dictionary of Synonyms
untouchable — untouchably, adv. /un tuch euh beuhl/, adj. 1. that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible. 2. too distant to be touched. 3. vile or loathsome to the touch. 4. beyond criticism, control, or… … Universalium
untouchable — [[t]ʌntʌ̱tʃəb(ə)l[/t]] untouchables 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is untouchable, you mean that they cannot be affected or punished in any way. I want to make it clear, however, that no one is untouchable in this investigation. N COUNT An … English dictionary
untouchable — I UK [ʌnˈtʌtʃəb(ə)l] / US adjective 1) too powerful to be punished or controlled For many years, the institution was an untouchable force in politics. 2) much better at something than similar people or things His batting record may prove… … English dictionary
