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Definition of invariable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

invariable

adjective
 
/ɪnˈveəriəbl/
 
/ɪnˈveriəbl/
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  1. always the same; never changing synonym unchanging
    • Her routine was invariable.
    • his invariable courtesy and charm
    • an invariable principle
    • This is an invariable law: true at all times and places.
    compare variable
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French, or from late Latin invariabilis, from in- ‘not’ + variabilis (from variare, from varius ‘diverse’).
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