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indefeasible

[in-di-fee-zuh-buhl]

in·de·fea·si·ble

[in-di-fee-zuh-buhl]
adjective
not defeasible; not to be annulled or made void; not forfeitable.

Origin:
1540–50; in-3 + defeasible

in·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty, in·de·fea·si·ble·ness, noun
in·de·fea·si·bly, adverb
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Indefeasible has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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indefeasible (ˌɪndɪˈfiːzəbəl)
 
adj
law not liable to be annulled or forfeited
 
indefeasi'bility
 
n
 
inde'feasibleness
 
n
 
inde'feasibly
 
adv

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