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irrevocable
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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not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: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
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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,
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non·ir·rev·o·ca·b·ly,
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irrevocable
(ɪˈrɛvəkəb
ə
l)
—
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
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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