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in⋅con⋅ceiv⋅a⋅ble

  [in-kuhn-see-vuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable
2. unbelievable; incredible.
Origin:
1625–35; in- 3 + conceivable

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅ceiv⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅con⋅ceiv⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅con⋅ceiv⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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in·con·ceiv·a·ble   (ĭn'kən-sē'və-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Impossible to comprehend or grasp fully: inconceivable folly; an inconceivable disaster.

  2. So unlikely or surprising as to have been thought impossible; unbelievable: an inconceivable victory against all odds.

in'con·ceiv'a·bil'i·ty, in'con·ceiv'a·ble·ness n., in'con·ceiv'a·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

inconceivable 
1631, from in- "not" + conceivable (see conceive).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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