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Definitions: IMPRESCRIPTIBLE |
IMPRESCRIPTIBLEAdjective1. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority; self-evidencing; obvious. 2. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by disuse, or by the claims of another founded on prescription. |
Date "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1792. (references) |
Etymology: Imprescriptible \Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble\, adjective. [Prefix im- not prescriptible: compare to the French expression imprescriptible.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dueness | Privileged, allowed, sanctioned, warranted, authorized; ordained, prescribed, constitutional, chartered, enfranchised. prescriptive, presumptive; absolute, indefeasible; unalienable, inalienable; imprescriptible, inviolable, unimpeachable, unchallenged; sacrosanct. due to, merited, deserved, condign, richly deserved. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: IMPRESCRIPTIBLE |
| English words defined with "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE": Imprescriptibility, Imprescriptibly. (references) |
| "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | неотчуждаем (inalienable, indefeasible), неотемен (inalienable, indefeasible, vested). (various references) | |
Chinese | 不受法律约束. (various references) | |
Czech | nezcizitelný (inalienable). (various references) | |
Dutch | onverjaarbaar recht (imprescriptible right). (various references) | |
Farsi | غیرمشمول مرورزمان , تجویزنشده , اموال حقوقی که مشمول مرورزمان نیست . (various references) | |
Finnish | oikeus,jota ei voi menettää (imprescriptible right). (various references) | |
French | droit imprescriptible (imprescriptible right). (various references) | |
German | unverjährbares Recht (imprescriptible right). (various references) | |
Hungarian | elévülhetetlen. (various references) | |
Italian | imprescrittibile. (various references) | |
Korean | 실행 불가능한 (impracticable). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | imprescriptibleay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | empresário (business executive, business person, businessman, enterpriser, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial spirit, holder, manager, operator, undertaker). (various references) | |
Romanian | imprescriptibil (indefeasible). (various references) | |
Russian | неотъемлемый (inalienable, indefeasible, integral). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | koji ne zastareva. (various references) | |
Swedish | ofråntagbar. (various references) | |
Turkish | zaman aşımına uğramayan, sürekli (abiding, assiduous, chronic, consistent, consistently, constant, continual, continuous, continuum, durable, enduring, everlasting, habitual, hourly, incessant, invariable, lasting, non-stop, perennial, permanent, perpetual, persistent, running, secular, settled, standing, steady, sustained, unabating, unceasing, unremitting), her zaman geçerli, daimi (constant, endless, indissoluble, invariable, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, standing). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | không thể tước được (imprescribable). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "IMPRESCRIPTIBLE" (pronounced 'Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable, Affirmable, Affordable, Aggrandizable, Agible, Agitable, Agreeable, Alarmable, Alible, Alienable, Alkalifiable, Allegeable, Alliable, Allottable, Allowable, Alterable, Amassable, Ameliorable, Amenable, Amendable, Amerceable, Amiable, Amicable, Amissible, Amortizable, Amovable, Amusable, Analyzable, Anchorable, Annihilable, Annullable, Annunciable, Answerable, Appealable, Appeasable, Appellable, Appetible, Applausable, Appliable, Applicable, Appointable, Apposable, Appraisable, Appreciable, Apprehensible, Approachable, Appropriable, Approvable, Aptable, Arbitrable, Arguable, Argumentable, Ascendable, Ascendible, Ascertainable, Ascribable, Aspectable, Assailable, Assaultable, Assayable, Assessable, Assignable, Assimilable, Associable, Assumable, Atonable, Attachable, Attackable, Attainable, Attemptable, Attractable, Attributable, Augmentable, Authorizable, Available, Avertible, Avoidable, Avouchable, Avowable, Bailable, Balanceable, Bankable, Baptizable, Batable, Battable, Bauble, Bawble, Bearable, Bedabble, Bedrabble, Bedribble, Beggable, Behoovable, Bejumble, Believable, Bendable, Bequeathable, Bescribble, Betumble, Bewailable, Bibble-babble, bible, Biddable, Bipartible, Blamable, Boardable, Boatable, Borable, Bowable, Breakable, Breathable, Bribable, Burnable, Calcinable, Calculable, Capable, Carriable, Carriageable, Catchable, Causable, Censurable, Cessible, Challengeable, Chanceable, Changeable, Chargeable, Charitable, Chasable, Chastisable, Chasuble, Cheatable, Circulable, Circumnavigable, Circumscribable, Circumscriptible, Circumstantiable, Citable, Civilizable, Claimable, Classible, Classifiable, Cleansable, Cleavable, Clergyable, Climbable, Clubbable, Coagulable, Coctible, Coercible, Cogitable, Cognizable, Cognoscible, Cohesible, Collatable, Collectible, Colliquable, Colorable, Combatable, Combinable, Commandable, Commeasurable, Commemorable, Commendable, Commensurable, Commiserable, Committable, Committible, Commonable, Communicable, Commutable, Compactible, Companable, Companiable, Companionable, Comparable, Compassable, Compassionable, Compatible, Compellable, Competible, Complainable, Compliable, Comportable, Compossible, Compoundable, Comprehensible, Compressible, Comptible, Computable, Concealable, Conceivable, Conceptible, Conclusible, Concordable, Concrescible, Concupiscible, Condemnable, Condensable, Condensible, Conducible, Conductible, Conferrable, Confinable, Confirmable, Confiscable, Confluxible, Conformable, Confusable, Confutable, Congeable, Congealable, Conjecturable, Conquerable, Conscionable, Conservable, Considerable, Consolable, Consortable, Constable, Constrainable, Consumable, Containable, Contaminable, Contemptible, Conterminable, Contestable, Continuable, Contractible, Contradictable, Contributable, Contrivble, Controllable, Controvertible, Conusable, Conversable, Conversible, Convertible, Conveyable, Convict1ible, Convincible, Corbel-table, Correlatable, Corrigible, Corrodible, Corrosible, Corrumpable, Counselable, countable, Countermandable, Coupable, Covenable, Covetable, Creable, Creatable, Credible, Creditable, Criticisable, Crucible, Crummable, Crystallizable, Cullible, Culpable, Cultivable, Cultivatable, Culturable, Curable, Customable, Damageable, Damnable, Datable, Debatable, Deceivable, Deceptible, Decerptible, decidable, Decipherable, Declarable, Declinable, Decoctible, Decomposable, Decompoundable, Decreeable, Deducible, Deductible, Defatigable, Defeasible, Defectible, Defendable, Defensible, Definable, Deflagrable, Deflectable, Deleble, Delectable, Delightable, Delineable, Delitable, Deliverable, Deludable, Demandable, Demisable, Demonstrable, Demountable, Demurrable, Deniable, Denominable, Denotable, Departable, Depectible, Dependable, Depertible, Deplorable, Deposable, Deprecable, Depredable, Deprehensible, Deprivable, Deputable, Derivable, Descendible, Describable, Desiderable, Designable, Desirable, Despicable, Despisable, Destinable, Destroyable, Destructible, Detachable, Determinable, Detestable, Developable, Devisable, Devitable, Devourable, Diffusible, Digestible, Diggable, Dilatable, Dimble, Diminishable, Dirigible, Disadvantageable, Disagreeable, Disallowable, Discernible, Disciplinable, Discomfortable, Discommendable, Disconformable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-c-e-e-i-i-i-l-m-p-p-r-r-s-t" | |
-5 letters: empiricist, epileptics, plebiscite, priestlier, slipperier. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 4D 50 52 45 53 43 52 49 50 54 49 42 4C 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -- .--. .-. . ... -.-. .-. .. .--. - .. -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01001101 01010000 01010010 01000101 01010011 01000011 01010010 01001001 01010000 01010100 01001001 01000010 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I M P R E S C R I P T I B L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 004D 0050 0052 0045 0053 0043 0052 0049 0050 0054 0049 0042 004C 0045 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)434750523953375243505443364639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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