irrefrangible

irrefrangible
irrefrangibility, irrefrangibleness, n.irrefrangibly, adv.
/ir'i fran"jeuh beuhl/, adj.
1. not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
2. incapable of being refracted.
[1710-20; IR-2 + REFRANGIBLE]

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