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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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”).
Adjective
unbroken (not comparable)
- 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.
- Of a horse, not tamed.
There is something majestic about the spirit of an unbroken mustang as it runs wild across the prairie.
- 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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Translations
whole, not divided into parts
of a horse, that has not been tamed
continuous, without interruption
Etymology 2
From unbreak.
Verb
unbroken
- past participle of unbreak