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Definition of irreplaceable adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

irreplaceable

 adjective
adjective
NAmE//ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbl//
 
 
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too valuable or special to be replaced These pictures are irreplaceable. opposite replaceable Thesaurusvaluable
  • precious
  • priceless
  • irreplaceable
These words all describe something that is worth a lot of money or is very important to someone.
  • valuable worth a lot of money:The thieves took three pieces of valuable jewelry.
  • precious rare and worth a lot of money; loved or valued very much:a precious Chinese vase, valued at half a million dollars precious memories of our time together
  • priceless extremely valuable; loved or valued very much:a priceless collection of antiques
  • irreplaceable too valuable or special to be replaced
Patterns
  • valuable/precious/priceless/irreplaceable possessions
  • valuable/precious/priceless antiques/jewels/jewelry
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