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

irretrievable

adjective
 
/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/
 
/ˌɪrɪˈtriːvəbl/
(formal)
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  1. that you can never make right or get back
    • an irretrievable situation
    • the irretrievable breakdown of the marriage
    • The money already paid is irretrievable.
    • Some of the data is irretrievable.
    opposite retrievable
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrretrievable is used with these nouns:
    • breakdown
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