ir'reconcilably

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irreconcilable (ɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl, ɪˌrɛkənˈsaɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  not able to be reconciled; uncompromisingly conflicting; incompatible
 
n
2.  a person or thing that is implacably hostile or uncompromisingly opposed
3.  (usually plural) one of various principles, ideas, etc, that are incapable of being brought into agreement
 
irreconcila'bility
 
n
 
ir'reconcilableness
 
n
 
ir'reconcilably
 
adv

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