adj
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adj
impossible to erase, remove, or forget
The disaster left an ineffaceable impression on everyone who witnessed it.
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unerasable
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ineffaceably
Etymology
Formed from in-, 'not,' and effaceable. Efface comes through French effacer, 'to erase,' from es-, 'out,' and face, originally suggesting the removal of a visible face or surface.