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irreparable

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ir⋅rep⋅a⋅ra⋅ble

  [i-rep-er-uh-buhl]
–adjective
not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L irreparābilis. See ir- 2 , reparable

Related forms:
ir⋅rep⋅a⋅ra⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅rep⋅a⋅ra⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅rep⋅a⋅ra⋅bly, adverb
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ir·rep·a·ra·ble   (ĭ-rěp'ər-ə-bəl)   
adj.  Impossible to repair, rectify, or amend: irreparable harm; irreparable damages.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin irreparābilis : in-, not; see in-1 + reparābilis, reparable; see reparable.]
ir·rep'a·ra·bil'i·ty, ir·rep'a·ra·ble·ness n., ir·rep'a·ra·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

irreparable 
1420, from O.Fr. irréparable (12c.), from L. irreparabilis, from in- "not" + reparabilis "that can be repaired" (see repair).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ir·rep·a·ra·ble
Pronunciation: i-'re-p&-r&-b&l, -pr&-b&l
Function: adjective
: impossible to repair, remedy, or undo —ir·rep·a·ra·bly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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