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indelible

Syllabification: (in·del·i·ble)
Pronunciation: /inˈdeləbəl/
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Definition of indelible

adjective

  • (of ink or a pen) making marks that cannot be removed.
  • not able to be forgotten or removed:his story made an indelible impression on me

Derivatives

indelibility

Pronunciation: /-ˌdeləˈbilitē/
noun

indelibly

Pronunciation: /-blē/
adverb

Origin:

late 15th century (as indeleble): from French, or from Latin indelebilis, from in- 'not' + delebilis (from delere 'efface, delete'). The ending was altered under the influence of -ible

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