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inalienable

[in-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh-]

in·al·ien·a·ble

[in-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh-]
adjective
not alienable; not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated: inalienable rights.

Origin:
1635–45; in-3 + alienable

in·al·ien·a·bil·i·ty, in·al·ien·a·ble·ness, noun
in·al·ien·a·bly, adverb


inviolable, absolute, unassailable, inherent.

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Inalienable has a plethora of syllables.
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inalienable (ɪnˈeɪljənəbəl)
 
adj
not able to be transferred to another; not alienable: the inalienable rights of the citizen
 
inaliena'bility
 
n
 
in'alienableness
 
n
 
in'alienably
 
adv

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