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irrefutability

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ir⋅ref⋅u⋅ta⋅ble

  [i-ref-yuh-tuh-buhl, ir-i-fyoo-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
that cannot be refuted or disproved: irrefutable logic.
Origin:
1610–20; < LL irrefūtābilis. See ir- 2 , refutable

Related forms:
ir⋅ref⋅u⋅ta⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅ref⋅u⋅ta⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅ref⋅u⋅ta⋅bly, adverb

Synonyms:
indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable.
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ir·ref·u·ta·ble   (ĭ-rěf'yə-tə-bəl, ĭr'ĭ-fyōō'-)   
adj.  Impossible to refute or disprove; incontrovertible: irrefutable arguments; irrefutable evidence of guilt.
ir·ref'u·ta·bil'i·ty n., ir·ref'u·ta·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

irrefutable 
1620, from L. irrefutabilis, from in- "not" + refutabilis (see refute).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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