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ineluctable definition

in·eluc·table (in′i luk′tə bəl)

adjective

not to be avoided or escaped; certain; inevitable ineluctable fate

Etymology: L ineluctabilis < in-, not + eluctabilis, that can be resisted by struggling < eluctari, to struggle < ex-, out + luctari, to struggle < IE base *leug-, to bend > lock, Gr lygos, supple twig

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