Etymology

unrebuilt

un·re·built
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Today it means: Of something damaged or destroyed: not built again, not reconstructed. Full definition →

First used early 18th c.
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From un- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + rebuilt.

First known use, by meaning

  • from early 18th c. Of something damaged or destroyed: not built again, not reconstructed.
  • from early 18th c. Of something existing: not modified or renovated; still in its original form.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.