Etymology

irreparable

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Today it means: Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified; unrepairable. Full definition →

Middle French irréparable ← Latin irreparabilis
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  1. Latin · derived fromirreparabilis
  2. Middle French · derived fromirréparable
  3. English todayirreparable

From Middle French irréparable, from Old French, from Latin irreparabilis, equivalent to ir- + reparable.

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