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Definition of eunuch noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

eunuch

noun
 
/ˈjuːnək/
 
/ˈjuːnək/
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  1. a man whose testicles have been removed, especially one who guarded women in some cultures in the past
  2. (formal) a person without power or influence
    • a political eunuch
    3. Word OriginOld English, via Latin from Greek eunoukhos, literally ‘bedroom guard’, from eunē ‘bed’ + a second element related to ekhein ‘to hold’.
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