"unconceivable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unconceivable [comparative], most unconceivable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + conceivable. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*keh₂p-}}, {{prefix|en|un|conceivable}} un- + conceivable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unconceivable (comparative more unconceivable, superlative most unconceivable)
  1. That cannot be conceived; unimaginable; inconceivable.
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