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irretrievability

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ir⋅re⋅triev⋅a⋅ble

  [ir-i-tree-vuh-buhl]
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–adjective
not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable.
Origin:
1695–1705; ir- 2 + retrievable

Related forms:
ir⋅re⋅triev⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ir⋅re⋅triev⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ir⋅re⋅triev⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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ir·re·triev·a·ble   (ĭr'ĭ-trē'və-bəl)   
adj.  Difficult or impossible to retrieve or recover: Once the ring fell down the drain, it was irretrievable.
ir're·triev'a·ble·ness, ir're·triev'a·bil'i·ty n., ir're·triev'a·bly adv.
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