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unrepeatable

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be repeated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He told us to get off his property in unrepeatable terms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

(of an experiment or procedure) That gives different results when repeated

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not able or fit to be repeated or quoted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • what he said was funny but unquotable

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unquotable

Antonyms: repeatable

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

unique- Theodosius Dobzhansky

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • dogs and mice and flies are as unrepeatable as men are

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English un- English repeat Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repeatable English unrepeatable From un- + repeatable.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: mahdoton toistaa — unable to be repeated
  • Finnish: toistamaton — unable to be repeated
  • German: unwiederholbar — unable to be repeated
  • Greek: ανεπανάληπτος (anepanáliptos) — unable to be repeated
  • Polish: niepowtarzalny — unable to be repeated
  • Spanish: irrepetible — unable to be repeated