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Syllabification: (in·val·id)
Pronunciation: /inˈvalid/

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Definition of invalid

adjective

  • not valid, in particular.
  • (especially of an official document or procedure) not legally recognized and therefore void because contravening a regulation or law:the vote was declared invalid due to a technicality
  • (especially of an argument, statement, or theory) not true because based on erroneous information or unsound reasoning:a comparison is invalid if we are not comparing like with like
  • (of computer instructions, data, etc.) not conforming to the correct format or specifications.

Derivatives

invalidly

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century (earlier than valid): from Latin invalidus, from in- 'not' + validus 'strong' (see valid)

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