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immune

im·mune [ i myn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. safe from disease: protected from getting a disease because of natural resistance, resistance acquired after catching the disease, or resistance conferred by inoculation
immune to smallpox

2. relating to disease resistance: relating to or involved in a body's resistance to disease or the creation of this resistance

3. not subject to something: exempt from something that others are subject to or made to endure or perform
immune from prosecution

4. not affected by something: not sensitive or susceptible to something
immune to flattery

[Late 19th century. < Latin immunis "exempt from public service" < munis "ready for service"]
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