Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Not coupled to something; disconnected; detached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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verb
simple past and past participle of uncouple
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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adjective satellite
having the coupling undone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English coupled English uncoupled From un- + coupled.
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Across languages
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
