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un-releasable

un-re·lease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh n ri-lees]
    • /ən rɪˈlis/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh n ri-lees]
    • /ən rɪˈlis/

Definitions of un-releasable word

  • verb with object un-releasable to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt. 1
  • verb with object un-releasable to free from anything that restrains, fastens, etc.: to release a catapult. 1
  • verb with object un-releasable to allow to be known, issued, done, or exhibited: to release an article for publication. 1
  • verb with object un-releasable Law. to give up, relinquish, or surrender (a right, claim, etc.). 1
  • noun un-releasable a freeing or releasing from confinement, obligation, pain, emotional strain, etc. 1
  • noun un-releasable liberation from anything that restrains or fastens. 1
See all 15 definitions of un-releasable

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Origin of un-releasable

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (v.) Middle English reles(s)en < Old French relesser, relaissier < Latin relaxāre to loosen (see relax); (noun) Middle English reles(e) < Old French reles, relais, derivative of relesser, relaisser

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Parts of speech for Un-releasable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Un-releasable

un-releasable popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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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