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

irrevocable

adjective
 
/ɪˈrevəkəbl/
 
/ɪˈrevəkəbl/
(formal)
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  1. that cannot be changed synonym final
    • an irrevocable decision/step
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrrevocable is used with these nouns:
    • decision
    • step
    • undertaking
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    Word Originlate 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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