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English
Etymology
From irrevocable + -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɛ.və.kə.bli/, /ɪ.ɹɪˈvəʊ.kə.bli/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɛ.və.kə.bli/, /ɪ.ɹəˈvoʊ.kə.bli/, /ɪ.ɹiˈvoʊ.kə.bli/
Adverb
irrevocably (comparative more irrevocably, superlative most irrevocably)
- In an irrevocable manner; in a manner which prevents the ability to be reverted, repealed, or undone.
- Synonyms: irreversibly, indelibly, irrepealably
- Near-synonym: permanently
1952, Robert Irwin Mehr, Emerson Cammack, Principles of Insurance:Two distinct cases must be noted: (1) rights of the beneficiary who has been named revocably, that is, with the insured retaining the right to change the beneficiary designation; and (2) rights of the beneficiary who has been named irrevocably by the insured.
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