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

Related forms
in·sep·a·ra·bil·i·ty, in·sep·a·ra·ble·ness, noun
in·sep·a·ra·bly, adverb
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inseparable (ɪnˈsɛpərəbəl, -ˈsɛprə-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
incapable of being separated or divided
 
insepara'bility
 
—n
 
in'separableness
 
—n
 
in'separably
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

inseparable
late 14c., from L. inseparabilis "that cannot be separated," from in- "not" + separabilis (see separate).
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Example sentences
The idea of fluidity is inseparable from that of unpredictability.
The widowed receptionist and the divorced health-benefits administrator became
  inseparable.
It should also be noted that reading and writing are inseparable.
For nearly six years now, they have been inseparable.
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