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

irrefutable

adjective
 
/ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl/,
 
/ɪˈrefjətəbl/
 
/ˌɪrɪˈfjuːtəbl/,
 
/ɪˈrefjətəbl/
(formal)
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  1. that cannot be proved wrong and that must therefore be accepted
    • irrefutable evidence/proof
    Extra Examples
    • There was no answer to her irrefutable logic.
    • We must face the irrefutable fact that there is no money left for such projects.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrrefutable is used with these nouns:
    • evidence
    • proof
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    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin irrefutabilis, from in- ‘not’ + refutabilis (from refutare ‘repel, rebut’).
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