inseparable

[in-sep-er-uh-buhl, -sep-ruh-] Example Sentences Origin

in·sep·a·ra·ble

[in-sep-er-uh-buhl, -sep-ruh-]
adjective
1.
incapable of being separated, parted, or disjoined: inseparable companions.
noun Usually, inseparables.
2.
inseparable objects, qualities, etc.
3.
inseparable companions or friends.

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Inseparable has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin insēparābilis. See in-3, separable

in·sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, in·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
in·sep·a·ra·bly, adverb
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  • It should also be noted that reading and writing are inseparable.
  • The idea of fluidity is inseparable from that of unpredictability.
  • The genuine and virtual towns have become inseparable.
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inseparable (ɪnˈsɛpərəbəl, -ˈsɛprə-)
 
adj
incapable of being separated or divided
 
insepara'bility
 
n
 
in'separableness
 
n
 
in'separably
 
adv

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inseparable
late 14c., from L. inseparabilis "that cannot be separated," from in- "not" + separabilis (see separate).
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