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

unavailable

adjective

/ˌʌnəˈveɪləbl/

/ˌʌnəˈveɪləbl/

[not usually before noun]

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unavailable (to somebody/something) that cannot be obtained
- Such luxuries are unavailable to ordinary people.
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not able or not willing to see, meet or talk to somebody
- The minister was unavailable for comment.
opposite available

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