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Incorruption
Pronunciation : In"cor*rup"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. incorruptio: cf. F. incorruption. See In- not, and Corruption.]
Definition : Defn: The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible; absence of, or exemption from, corruption. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 1 Cor. xv. 42. The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc. Sir T. Browne.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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