"irreplaceable" meaning in English

See irreplaceable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌir-i-ˌplā-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-irreplaceable.wav [UK] Forms: irreplaceable [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: ir- + replaceable Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|ir|replaceable}} ir- + replaceable Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is irreplaceable, it cannot be replaced. Synonyms: replaceable, substitutable
    Sense id: simple-irreplaceable-en-adj-uXo0JOea
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with ir-
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