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integrity
NOUN:

1. adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty; firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values; incorruptibility.

2. the state of being whole, entire, or undiminished:
to preserve the integrity of the republic.

3. a sound, unimpaired, or perfect condition; the quality or state of being unimpaired; soundness, unity or wholeness:
the integrity of a ship's hull.

4. the quality or state of being complete or undivided; completeness.

Origin:

1400–50; late Middle English integrite < Latin integritās. See integer, -ity. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: 14th century. History and Etymology: Middle English integrite, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French integrité, from Latin integritat-, integritas, from integr-, integer entire. —Merriam-Webster.

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Updated: 23 July 2020 {10:58 PM}
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