indivisible

[in-duh-viz-uh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

in·di·vis·i·ble

[in-duh-viz-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
noun
2.
something indivisible.

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Indivisible has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. 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.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin indīvīsibilis. See in-3, divisible

in·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·vis·i·ble·ness, noun
in·di·vis·i·bly, adverb
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  • It is supposed to be elementary-an indivisible axiom of the material world.
  • The economic integration of the two countries needs to be made irreversible, he says, and their security indivisible.
  • In other words, single photons travel as though they are interfering with other photons, but is itself indivisible.
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indivisible (ˌɪndɪˈvɪzəbəl)
 
adj
1.  unable to be divided
2.  maths leaving a remainder when divided by a given number: 8 is indivisible by 3
 
indivisi'bility
 
n
 
indi'visibleness
 
n
 
indi'visibly
 
adv

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indivisible
c.1380, from L.L. indivisibilis, from in- "not" + divisibilis (see divide (v.)).
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