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irreparable

ir·rep·a·ra·ble [ i réppərəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
not repairable: not able to be repaired or fixed
did irreparable damage to the computer

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin irreparabilis "not to be recovered" < reparare (see repair1)]

ir·rep·a·ra·bil·i·ty [ i rèppərə bíllətee ] noun
ir·rep·a·ra·ble·ness [ i réppərəb'lnəss ] noun
ir·rep·a·ra·bly adverb
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