Etymology

untact

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Today it means: Involving no human-to-human contact so as to avoid spread of COVID-19 or other communicable diseases; contactless. Full definition →

Korean 비대면
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  1. Korean · calque of비대면
  2. English todayuntact

Formed from un- + (con)tact (? Calque of Korean 비대면 (bidaemyeon)).

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