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irrefragably

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]

adjective

not to be disputed or contested.

Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin irrefragābilis, equivalent to Latin ir- ir-² + refragā(rī) to resist, oppose + -bilis -ble

Related forms

ir·ref·ra·ga·bil·i·ty, ir·ref·ra·ga·ble·ness, noun

ir·ref·ra·ga·bly, adverb

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irrefragable (ɪˈrɛfrəɡəb^əl)

—*adj*
	not able to be denied or refuted; indisputable

[C16: from Late Latin irrefrāgābilis, from Latin ir- + refrāgārī to resist, thwart]

irrefraga'bility

—n

ir'refragableness

—n

ir'refragably

—*adv*

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