"unplaceable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unplaceable [comparative], most unplaceable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + place + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|place|-able}} un- + place + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unplaceable (comparative more unplaceable, superlative most unplaceable)
  1. Not placeable; that cannot be placed.

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