ir·rev·o·ca·ble

[ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl]
adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin irrevocābilis. See ir-2, revocable

ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
ir·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
non·ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective
non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
non·ir·rev·o·ca·b·ly, adverb
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irrevocable (ɪˈrɛvəkəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable
 
irrevoca'bility
 
n
 
ir'revocableness
 
n
 
ir'revocably
 
adv

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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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