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indeclinable

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in⋅de⋅clin⋅a⋅ble

  [in-di-klahy-nuh-buhl]
Use indeclinable in a Sentence
–adjective Grammar.
not capable of being declined; having no inflected forms: used esp. of a word belonging to a form class most of whose members are declined, as the Latin adjective decem, “ten.”
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L indēclīnābilis unchangeable, inflexible. See in- 3 , declinable

Related forms:
in⋅de⋅clin⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅de⋅clin⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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in·de·clin·a·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-klī'nə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Without grammatical inflection.

  2. Of or being a word that lacks grammatical inflection though belonging to a form class whose members are usually inflected.

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