irreplaceable
pronunciation
How to pronounce irreplaceable in British English:
UK [ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbl]
How to pronounce irreplaceable in American English:
US [ˌɪrɪˈplesəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- impossible to replace
- not possible to replace
Word Origin
- irreplaceable (adj.)
- 1807, from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + replaceable. Related: Irreplaceably.
Example
- 1. The harsh reality is that nobody is irreplaceable .
- 2. We can 't get fired ! We 're irreplaceable !
- 3. At a stroke , pdvsa lost almost all of its most experienced and best-qualified employees , with an irreplaceable understanding of the idiosyncrasies of its wells and fields .
- 4. Most of the porcelain you see in the display cabinets is irreplaceable .
- 5. Although the dragon-which has been designed from the start to transport astronauts one day-will be carrying cargo , nothing vital or irreplaceable will be on board .