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inexplicable

[in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl] Origin

in·ex·pli·ca·ble

[in-ek-spli-kuh-buhl, in-ik-splik-uh-buhl]
adjective
not explicable; incapable of being accounted for or explained.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inexplicābilis. See in-3, explicable

in·ex·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, in·ex·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun
in·ex·pli·ca·bly, adverb


unaccountable, mysterious, mystifying.

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Inexplicable has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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.
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inexplicable or inexplainable (ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl, ɪnˈɛksplɪkəbəl)
 
adj
not capable of explanation; unexplainable
 
inexplainable or inexplainable
 
adj
 
inexplica'bility or inexplainable
 
n
 
inex'plicableness or inexplainable
 
n
 
inexplaina'bility or inexplainable
 
n
 
inex'plainableness or inexplainable
 
n
 
inex'plicably or inexplainable
 
adv
 
inex'plainably or inexplainable
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

inexplicable
1490, from M.Fr. inexplicable, from L. inexplicabilis "that cannot be unfolded or disentangled, very intricate," from in- "not" + explicabilis "that may be explained" (see explicit).
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