Nearby Words
adjective
1.
not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
2.
incapable of being refracted.
Related forms
ir·re·fran·gi·bil·i·ty, ir·re·fran·gi·ble·ness, noun
ir·re·fran·gi·bly, adverb
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Irrefrangible
has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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Word Origin & History
irrefrangible
c.1719, "that cannot be broken," from in- "not" + refrangible, from re- "back" + L. frangere "to break" (see fraction).
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