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Word of the Day - Inexplicable

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inexplicable

Pronunciation: /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəb(ə)l/
/ˌɪnɛkˈsplɪkəb(ə)l/ /ɪnˈɛksplɪkəb(ə)l/
adjective
Unable to be explained or accounted for: for some inexplicable reason her mind went completely blank

Origin
Late Middle English: from French, or from Latin inexplicabilis 'that cannot be unfolded', from in- 'not' + explicabilis (see explicable).

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A dictionary is the only book capable of explaining [the] inexplicable. icon_e_confused.gif

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