"untouchability" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From untouchable + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|untouchable|ity}} untouchable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} untouchability (uncountable)
  1. The state or condition of being untouchable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: untouchableness Translations (discrimination): অস্পৃশ্যতা (ośpriśśota) (Bengali), intouchabilité [feminine] (French), छुआछूत (chuāchūt) [masculine] (Hindi), अस्पृश्यता (aspŕśyatā) [feminine] (Hindi), intoccabilità [feminine] (Italian), തൊട്ടുകൂടായ്മ (toṭṭukūṭāyma) (Malayalam), अस्पृश्यता (aspṛśyatā) [feminine] (Sanskrit), intocabilidad [feminine] (Spanish), అంటరానితనము (aṇṭarānitanamu) (Telugu)
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