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indivisible

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in⋅di⋅vis⋅i⋅ble

  [in-duh-viz-uh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. not divisible; not separable into parts; incapable of being divided: one nation indivisible.
–noun
2. something indivisible.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL indīvīsibilis. See in- 3 , divisible

Related forms:
in⋅di⋅vis⋅i⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅di⋅vis⋅i⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅di⋅vis⋅i⋅bly, adverb
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in·di·vis·i·ble   (ĭn'də-vĭz'ə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. Incapable of undergoing division.

  2. Mathematics Incapable of being divided without a remainder: The number 15 is indivisible by 7.

in'di·vis'i·ble·ness, in'di·vis'i·bil'i·ty n., in'di·vis'i·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

indivisible 
c.1380, from L.L. indivisibilis, from in- "not" + divisibilis (see divide (v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·di·vis·i·ble
Pronunciation: "in-d&-'vi-z&-b&l
Function: adjective
: consisting of one whole whose parts cannot be divided or treated individually indivisible obligation> —in·di·vis·i·bil·i·ty /-"vi-z&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun —in·di·vis·i·bly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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