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indestructibility

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in⋅de⋅struct⋅i⋅ble

  [in-di-struhk-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
not destructible; that cannot be destroyed.
Origin:
1665–75; < LL indēstrūctibilis. See in- 3 , destructible

Related forms:
in⋅de⋅struct⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅de⋅struct⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅de⋅struct⋅i⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
unbreakable, permanent, enduring.
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in·de·struc·ti·ble   (ĭn'dĭ-strŭk'tə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible to destroy: indestructible furniture; indestructible faith.

[Late Latin indēstrūctibilis : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin dēstrūctibilis, destructible (from Latin dēstrūctus, past participle of dēstruere, to destroy; see destroy).]
in'de·struc'ti·bil'i·ty, in'de·struc'ti·ble·ness n., in'de·struc'ti·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

indestructible 
1674, from in- "not" + destructible (see destroy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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