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irreversible

adjective/iʁɨvɨɾˈsivɛɫ/low

ir·re·ver·sí·vel

Definition

Not able to be undone or altered; final.
Climate change may have reached an irreversible point.
The decision was irreversible once the contract was signed.
Common collocations
irreversible damageirreversible processirreversible change

Etymology

Do latim 'in-' (negação) + 'reversibilis' (que se pode voltar). Forma incorreta segundo o Acordo Ortográfico de 1990. A forma correta é 'irreversível'.

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