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irrevocable
[ ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl ]
adjective
- not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable:
an irrevocable decree.
irrevocable
/ ɪˈɛəəə /
adjective
- not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable
Derived Forms
- ˈ𱹴dz, adverb
- ˌ𱹴dzˈٲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ······ٲ [ih-rev-, uh, -k, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], ·····Ա noun
- ···· adverb
- non·······ٲ noun
- ԴDz····· adjective
- non······Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of irrevocable1
Example Sentences
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.
Prince Mohammed's stipulation, expressed publicly, is that his price is irrevocable progress towards Palestinian independence.
“ the developer is proposing will have substantial and irrevocable consequences, damaging the small businesses of the market,” he told the commission.
But the Saudis have made clear this can only happen if there is a "clear, irrevocable path to an independent Palestinian state".
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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