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inimitable

[ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl] Origin

in·im·i·ta·ble

[ih-nim-i-tuh-buhl]
adjective
incapable of being imitated or copied; surpassing imitation; matchless.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin inimitābilis. See in-3, imitable

in·im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, in·im·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
in·im·i·ta·bly, adverb

inimical, inimitable.
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inimitable (ɪˈnɪmɪtəbəl)
 
adj
incapable of being duplicated or imitated; unique
 
inimita'bility
 
n
 
in'imitableness
 
n
 
in'imitably
 
adv

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inimitable
1531, from L. inimitabilis "that cannot be imitated," from in- "not" + imitabilis (see imitation).
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