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inimitable

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in⋅im⋅i⋅ta⋅ble

  [i-nim-i-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.
Origin:
1525–35; < L inimitābilis. See in- 3 , imitable

Related forms:
in⋅im⋅i⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, in⋅im⋅i⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
in⋅im⋅i⋅ta⋅bly, adverb
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in·im·i·ta·ble   (ĭ-nĭm'ĭ-tə-bəl)   
adj.  Defying imitation; matchless.

[Middle English, from Latin inimitābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + imitābilis, imitable (from imitārī, to imitate; see aim- in Indo-European roots).]
in·im'i·ta·bil'i·ty, in·im'i·ta·ble·ness n., in·im'i·ta·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

inimitable 
1531, from L. inimitabilis "that cannot be imitated," from in- "not" + imitabilis (see imitation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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