IRREFRAGABLE


Meaning of IRREFRAGABLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: i- ' re-fr ə -g ə -b ə l, ˌ i(r)-; ˌ ir-i- ' fra-g ə -

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin irrefragabilis, from Latin in- + refragari to oppose, from re- + -fragari (as in suffragari to vote for); akin to Latin suffragium suffrage

Date: 1533

1 : impossible to refute < irrefragable arguments>

2 : impossible to break or alter < irrefragable rules>

– ir · re · fra · ga · bil · i · ty \ i- ˌ re-fr ə -g ə - ' bi-l ə -t ē , ˌ i(r)-; ˌ ir-i- ˌ fra-g ə - \ noun

– ir · ref · ra · ga · bly \ i- ' re-fr ə -g ə -bl ē , ˌ i(r)-; ˌ ir-i- ' fra-g ə - \ adverb

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