"insuperable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈsup(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/ [US] Audio: en-us-insuperable.ogg Forms: more insuperable [comparative], most insuperable [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin insuperabilis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|insuperabilis}} Latin insuperabilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} insuperable (comparative more insuperable, superlative most insuperable)
  1. Impossible to achieve or overcome or be negotiated. Translations (Translations): непреодолим (nepreodolim) (Bulgarian), 無法克服的 (Chinese Mandarin), 无法克服的 (Chinese Mandarin), onoverkomelijk (Dutch), nesuperebla (Esperanto), insurmontable (French), unüberwindbar (German), unüberwindlich (German), αξεπέραστος (axepérastos) [masculine] (Greek), ανυπέρβλητος (anypérvlitos) [masculine] (Greek), dosháraithe (Irish), 극복(克服)할 수 없는 (geukbokhal su eomneun) (Korean), неодоли́мый (neodolímyj) [masculine] (Russian), insuperable (Spanish)
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  2. Overwhelming or insurmountable.
    Sense id: en-insuperable-en-adj-HH6YhLRe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: unsuperable Derived forms: insuperableness Related terms: insuperability, impassable, unconquerable
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