"unalterable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-unalterable.wav Forms: more unalterable [comparative], most unalterable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + alterable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|alterable}} un- + alterable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unalterable (comparative more unalterable, superlative most unalterable)
  1. Incapable of being altered, or of changing. Translations (incapable of being changed): ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) (Ancient Greek), неизменен (neizmenen) (Bulgarian), непроменим (nepromenim) (Bulgarian), შეუცვლელი (šeucvleli) (Georgian), უცვლელი (ucvleli) (Georgian), არაცვლადი (aracvladi) (Georgian), შეუცვლადი (šeucvladi) (Georgian), უცვლადი (ucvladi) (Georgian), unumstößlich (German), αμετάβλητος (ametávlitos) (Greek), inalterável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-unalterable-en-adj-XzQj~R92 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'incapable of being changed': 96 4
  2. Irreversible, irrevocable.
    Sense id: en-unalterable-en-adj-InYMhSuT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inalterable Derived forms: unalterably
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