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irrevocable adjective [ ɪˈrɛvəkəb(ə)l ]

• not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.
• "an irrevocable step"
Similar: irreversible, unrectifiable, irremediable, irreparable, unrepairable, beyond repair, unalterable, unchangeable, immutable, final, binding, absolute, permanent, lasting, peremptory, unappealable,
Opposite: reversible, temporary,
Origin: late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin irrevocabilis, from in- ‘not’ + revocabilis ‘able to be revoked’ (from the verb revocare ).


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