"interminable" meaning in English

See interminable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/ [UK] Forms: more interminable [comparative], most interminable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French interminable, from Late Latin interminabilis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|interminable}} Middle French interminable, {{der|en|LL.|interminabilis}} Late Latin interminabilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} interminable (comparative more interminable, superlative most interminable)
  1. Existing or occurring without interruption or end; ceaseless, unending. Categories (topical): Time Translations (existing or occurring without interruption or end): безкраен (bezkraen) (Bulgarian), interminable (Catalan), nefiniĝebla (Esperanto), loputon (Finnish), keskeytymätön (Finnish), loppumaton (Finnish), 止められない (yamerarenai) (Japanese), असमाप्य (asmāpya) (Marathi), interminável (Portuguese), interminabil (Romanian), бесконе́чный (beskonéčnyj) (Russian), беспредельный (bespredelʹnyj) (Russian), interminable (Spanish), нескінченний (neskinčennyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), безмежний (bezmežnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-interminable-en-adj-SeDIbvjZ Disambiguation of Time: 100 0

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ).mɪn.ə.bəl/ [UK] Forms: interminables [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French interminable, from Late Latin interminabilis. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|interminable}} Middle French interminable, {{der|en|LL.|interminabilis}} Late Latin interminabilis Head templates: {{en-noun}} interminable (plural interminables)
  1. (mathematics, dated) A repeating decimal. Tags: dated Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-interminable-en-noun-N7mYCo-k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 31 5 25 28 0 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 6 31 23 0 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 18 82 Topics: mathematics, sciences

Inflected forms

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