ir ‧ re ‧ place ‧ a ‧ ble /ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəb ə l◂/ BrE AmE adjective
too special, valuable, or unusual to be replaced by anything else:
Works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable.
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THESAURUS
■ very special and important
▪ precious very special and important to someone - used about people or things:
My family have always been precious to me.
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His free time was very precious to him.
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the place where I kept my most precious things
▪ prized very special and important to someone, so that they want very much to keep them or obtain them:
The book was one of his most prized possessions.
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The shells are prized for their beauty (=are considered to be very special) .
▪ treasured very special and important to someone, especially because it is connected with someone they love:
the case in which she kept her most treasured possessions
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The holiday was now a treasured memory.
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a treasured gift from her grandmother
▪ irreplaceable extremely special and important, especially because it is the only one of its kind:
The manuscripts are said to be irreplaceable.