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Inexplicable

//ˌɪn.ɪkˈsplɪ.kə.bl̩// adj, noun

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Adjective

1
Impossible to explain; not easily accounted for.
"The year 1866 was signalised by a remarkable incident, a mysterious and inexplicable phenomenon, which doubtless no one has yet forgotten."

Adjective

1
incapable of being explained or accounted for wordnet

Noun

1
Something that is impossible to explain.
"HEE [Cleanthes] left behind him (ſaith [Diogenes] Laertius) theſe excellent Books. […] Of Inexplicables."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable.

Etymology 2

From Middle English inexplicable, from Middle French inexplicable, from Latin inexplicābilis, from in- (“not”) + explicābilis (“explicable”). By surface analysis, in- + explicable.

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