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irreconcilable

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled irreconcileable

US /ˌɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl/
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Meanings

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Synonyms
1 adj · impossible to reconcile unreconcilable
Word family
Forms irreconcilability
Derived forms irreconcilabilityirreconcilablenessirreconcilably
Related forms irreconciliation

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

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