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irretrievable

/ˌɪrɪˈtrivəbəl/ /ˌɪrɪtriˈviːəbəl/

Meanings
adjective
Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable

Examples :

"an irretrievable loss"
outcome negative condition

Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration irrecoverable

irrecoverable adjective

/ˌɪrɪkʌvərəbəl/ /ˌɪrɪkʌvərəbl̩/

Not recoverable; incapable of being recovered.

"an irrecoverable debt"

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loss noun

/lɑs/ /lɒs/ /lɔs/

The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

"In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said."

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irreparable adjective

/ɪˈɹɛp(ə)ɹəbəl/

Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable.

"The damage to the antique clock was irreparable; no one could fix it. "

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an numeral

/æn/

One

"My sister has an older brother. "