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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh n kan-suh l]
- /ən ˈkæn səl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uh n kan-suh l]
- /ən ˈkæn səl/
Definitions of un-cancellable word
- verb with object un-cancellable to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation. 1
- verb with object un-cancellable to decide or announce that a planned event will not take place; call off: to cancel a meeting. 1
- verb with object un-cancellable to mark or perforate (a postage stamp, admission ticket, etc.) so as to render invalid for reuse. 1
- verb with object un-cancellable to neutralize; counterbalance; compensate for: His sincere apology canceled his sarcastic remark. 1
- verb with object un-cancellable Accounting. to close (an account) by crediting or paying all outstanding charges: He plans to cancel his account at the department store. to eliminate or offset (a debit, credit, etc.) with an entry for an equal amount on the opposite side of a ledger, as when a payment is received on a debt. 1
- verb with object un-cancellable Mathematics. to eliminate by striking out a factor common to both the denominator and numerator of a fraction, equivalent terms on opposite sides of an equation, etc. 1
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Origin of un-cancellable
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cancellen < Medieval Latin cancellāre to cross out, Latin: to make like a lattice, derivative of cancellī grating, plural of cancellus; see cancellus
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Parts of speech for Un-cancellable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
un-cancellable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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