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incommutable

[in-kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]

in·com·mut·a·ble

[in-kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not exchangeable.
2.
unchangeable; unalterable.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin incommūtābilis. See in-3, commutable

in·com·mut·a·bil·i·ty, in·com·mut·a·ble·ness, noun
in·com·mut·a·bly, adverb
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incommutable (ˌɪnkəˈmjuːtəbəl)
 
adj
incapable of being commuted; unalterable
 
incommuta'bility
 
n
 
incom'mutableness
 
n
 
incom'mutably
 
adv

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