"inexplicability" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From inexplicable + -ity. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inexplicable|ity}} inexplicable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} inexplicability (uncountable)
  1. The state of being difficult to account for; the state of being inexplicable. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: inexplicableness
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