Etymology

uncircumcised

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Today it means: Not circumcised, intact. Full definition →

Middle English uncircumcised
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromuncircumcised
  2. English todayuncircumcised

From Middle English uncircumcised, equivalent to un- + circumcised. Subsidiary definitions are much influenced by traditions of the Abrahamic religions.

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