| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | in·teg·ri·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n-t g r -t |
| NOUN: | 1. Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code. 2. The state of being unimpaired; soundness. 3. The quality or condition of being whole or undivided; completeness. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English integrite, from Old French, from Latin integrit s, soundness, from integer, whole, complete. See tag- in Appendix I.
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