IRREFRAGABLE


Meaning of IRREFRAGABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈre-frə-gə-bəl, ˌi(r)-; ˌir-i-ˈfra-gə- ]

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-ˌre-frə-gə-ˈbi-lə-tē, ˌi(r)-; ˌir-i-ˌfra-gə- noun

• ir·ref·ra·ga·bly i-ˈre-frə-gə-blē, ˌi(r)-; ˌir-i-ˈfra-gə- adverb

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