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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
Related Forms:
- ineluctability in′·eluc′·tabil′·ity noun
- ineluctably in′·eluc′·tably adverb
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