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invalid1 /ɪnˈvæləd, ɪnˈvælɪd/ adjective
 Word Family: verb: validateinvalidate; noun: validityinvalidity; adjective: validinvalid
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: invalidus, from validus; valid
1. a contract, ticket, claim etc that is invalid is not legally or officially acceptable
   OPP  valid:
    Without the right date stamped on it, your ticket will be invalid.
2. an argument, reason etc that is invalid is not based on true facts or clear ideas, and lacks good judgment
   OPP  valid
3. if something you type into a computer is invalid, the computer does not recognize or accept it:
    Filename in invalid format.

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invalid2 /ˈɪnvəliːd, -ləd $ -ləd/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: invalide, from Latin invalidus; invalid1
someone who cannot look after themselves because of illness, old age, or injury:
    I resented being treated as an invalid.
—invalid adjective [only before noun]

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invalid3 verb
be invalided out (also be invalided home) phrasal verb British English
  to have to leave the army, navy etc because you are ill or injured