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| im·mune [ i myn ] |
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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
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2. relating to disease resistance: relating to or involved in a body's resistance to disease or the creation of this resistance
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3. not subject to something: exempt from something that others are subject to or made to endure or perform
immune from prosecution
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4. not affected by something: not sensitive or susceptible to something
immune to flattery
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| [Late 19th century. < Latin immunis "exempt from public service" < munis "ready for service"] |
