Meaning of INDISSOLUBLE
Pronunciation: | | `indi'sâlyubul
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- [adj] used of decisions and contracts
- [adj] not soluble
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| Synonyms: | | insoluble, lasting, permanent |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \In*dis"so*lu*ble\, a. [L. indissolubilis: cf. F.
indissoluble. See {In-} not, and {Dissoluble}, and cf.
{Indissolvable}.]
1. Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or
liquefied; insoluble; as few substances are indissoluble
by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. --Boyle.
2. Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved;
perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an
indissoluble league or covenant.
To the which my duties Are with a most indissoluble
tie Forever knit. --Shak.
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