irrevocable
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ə adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
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irrevocable (ɪˈrɛvəkəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable | |
| irrevoca'bility | |
| —n | |
| ir'revocableness | |
| —n | |
| ir'revocably | |
| —adv | |
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Irrevocable
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Word Origin & History
irrevocable
late 14c., from L. irrevocabilis "that cannot be recalled," from in- "not" + revocabilis (see revoke).
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Example sentences
All balletomanes have their lists of irrevocable losses.
If only she had done something irrevocable, something he couldn't forget, something so bad she couldn't take it back.
As soon as something becomes a video game, apparently it's effect on society is irrevocable.
Interfere with that process, and you can cause permanent, irrevocable damage.
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