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inapparent

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[in-uh-par-uhnt, -pair-] / ˌɪn əˈpær ənt, -ˈpɛər- /

adjective

  1. not apparent.


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Etymology

Origin of inapparent

First recorded in 1620–30; in- 3 + apparent

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In pre-DDT days, 40% to 60% of the population developed an immunity to encephalitis through "inapparent infections."

From Time Magazine Archive

Its meaning is inapparent, but it appears in the original book and was not changed.

From From Lower Deck to Pulpit by Cowling, Henry

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