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irrevocable

[ ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable:

    an irrevocable decree.



irrevocable

/ ɪˈɛəəə /

adjective

  1. not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𱹴dz, adverb
  • ˌ𱹴dzˈٲ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ······ٲ [ih-rev-, uh, -k, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·····Ա noun
  • ···· adverb
  • non·······ٲ noun
  • ԴDz····· adjective
  • non······Ա noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of irrevocable1

First recorded in 1350–1400; a Middle English word from the Latin word 𱹴dz; ir- 2, revocable
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Traversing death, failure, pregnancy, irrevocable life changes and skyrocketing success, Zevin’s novel spotlights a complex friendship and the entanglements of love when a relationship is bound by a higher passion.

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Prince Mohammed's stipulation, expressed publicly, is that his price is irrevocable progress towards Palestinian independence.

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“ the developer is proposing will have substantial and irrevocable consequences, damaging the small businesses of the market,” he told the commission.

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But the Saudis have made clear this can only happen if there is a "clear, irrevocable path to an independent Palestinian state".

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As one explained over a century ago: “An executive may grant a pardon, for good reasons or bad, or for any reason at all, and his act is final and irrevocable.”

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