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non-repairable

non--re·pair
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ri-pair]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ rɪˈpɛər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nohn ohb-stahn-te ri-pair]
    • /noʊn oʊbˈstɑn tɛ rɪˈpɛər/

Definitions of non-repairable word

  • verb with object non-repairable to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor. 1
  • verb with object non-repairable to restore or renew by any process of making good, strengthening, etc.: to repair one's health by resting. 1
  • verb with object non-repairable to remedy; make good; make up for: to repair damage; to repair a deficiency. 1
  • verb with object non-repairable to make amends for; compensate: to repair a wrong done. 1
  • noun non-repairable an act, process, or work of repairing: to order the repair of a building. 1
  • noun non-repairable Usually, repairs. an instance or operation of repairing: to lay up a boat for repairs. a repaired part or an addition made in repairing: 17th-century repairs in brick are conspicuous in parts of the medieval stonework. 1

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Origin of non-repairable

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English repairen < Middle French reparer < Latin reparāre, equivalent to re- re- + parāre to prepare; see pare

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Parts of speech for Non-repairable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

non-repairable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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