irreplaceable
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ir- + replaceable
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irreplaceable (not comparable)
- Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.
- 1960, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain), The Commonwealth and Europe (page 182)
- For some purposes lead is unique and, apparently, irreplaceable. Battery plates may be an example of this.
- 1960, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain), The Commonwealth and Europe (page 182)
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that cannot be replaced
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