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irrefragable

Meaningnot to be withstood

Common meaning: impossible to refute

Journey through time

  1. Latinirrefragabilis‘not to be withstood’source
  2. Frenchirrefragablesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsnot to be withstood → impossible to refuteirrefragable‘impossible to refute’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin irrefragabilis ‘not to be withstood’.

Roots

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