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in·fran·gi·ble

(ĭn-frăn′jə-bəl)

adj.

1. Difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts.

2. Inviolable: infrangible human rights.

[Late Latin īnfrangibilis : Latin in-, not; see in-¹ + Latin frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots.]

in·fran′gi·bil′i·ty n.

in·fran′gi·bly adv.

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infrangible

(ɪnˈfrændʒɪbəl)

adj

1. incapable of being broken

2. not capable of being violated or infringed

[C16: from Late Latin infrangibilis, from Latin in-¹ + frangere to break]

inˌfrangiˈbility, inˈfrangibleness n

inˈfrangibly adv

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in•fran•gi•ble

(ɪnˈfræn dʒə bəl)

adj.

1. incapable of being broken or separated.

2. inviolable.

[1590–1600; < Late Latin infrangibilis]

in•fran`gi•bil′i•ty, in•fran′gi•ble•ness, n.

in•fran′gi•bly, adv.

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Adj.	1.	infrangible - difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts; "an infrangible series" unbreakable - impossible to break especially under ordinary usage; "unbreakable plastic dinnerwear"
	2.	infrangible - not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible human rights" inviolable, absolute inalienable, unalienable - incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another; "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights"

Translations

infrangible

adj (form) (= unbreakable) → unzerbrechlich; (fig: = inviolable) → unverletzlich

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