"irreplaceability" meaning in English

See irreplaceability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From irreplaceable + -ity; see ir-, replace, -able, -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|irreplaceable|ity}} irreplaceable + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} irreplaceability (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being irreplaceable; inability to be replaced, often because of being unique. Tags: uncountable Synonyms: irreplaceableness Translations (quality of being irreplaceable): незаме́ннасць (njezamjénnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), uerstattelighed [common-gender] (Danish), pótolhatatlanság (Hungarian), незаменливост (nezamenlivost) [feminine] (Macedonian), niezastąpioność [feminine] (Polish), незамени́мость (nezamenímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), oersättlighet [common-gender] (Swedish), незамі́нність (nezamínnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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Download raw JSONL data for irreplaceability meaning in English (2.4kB)

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