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im·mu·ta·ble
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ɪˈmyu
tə
bəl
/
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myoo
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uh
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adjective
not mutable; unchangeable; changeless.
Origin:
1375–1425;
late Middle English
<
Latin
immūtābilis.
See
im-
2
,
mutable
Related forms
im·mu·ta·bil·i·ty,
im·mu·ta·ble·ness,
noun
im·mu·ta·bly,
adverb
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immutable
(ɪˈmjuːtəbəl)
—
adj
unchanging through time; unalterable; ageless:
immutable laws
immuta'bility
—
n
im'mutableness
—
n
im'mutably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
immutable
1412, from O.Fr. immutable, from L. immutabilis "unchangeable," from in- "not" + mutabilis "changeable," from mutare "to change" (see
mutable
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
More and more of life dripped down beneath him, reduced by the
immutable
laws
and relaxed habits of the animal kingdom.
Scientists once believed that long-term memories were
immutable
.
Bush entirely subscribed to his parents' and grandparents' view of absolute and
immutable
values, of privilege balanced by duty.
The outer sphere of fixed stars was retained and held to be
immutable
.
It was part of the air he breathed, the ether through which he moved, the single
immutable
element in his life.
Physics is an exacting science, bound by
immutable
laws that are true throughout our universe.
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