irreconcilable

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective impossible to reconcile

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

In classic literature

Synonyms

unreconcilable

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