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inseparable

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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; ME < L 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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in·sep·a·ra·ble   (ĭn-sěp'ər-ə-bəl, -sěp'rə-)   
adj.  
  1. Impossible to separate or part: inseparable pieces of rock.

  2. Very closely associated; constant: inseparable companions.

in·sep'a·ra·bil'i·ty, in·sep'a·ra·ble·ness n., in·sep'a·ra·ble n., in·sep'a·ra·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

inseparable 
1398, from L. inseparabilis "that cannot be separated," from in- "not" + separabilis (see separate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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