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in·im·i·ta·ble  audio  (-nm-t-bl) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:
Defying imitation; matchless.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin inimitbilis : in-, not ; see in-1 + imitbilis, imitable (from imitr, to imitate; see aim- in Indo-European roots)

OTHER FORMS:
in·imi·ta·bili·ty or in·imi·ta·ble·ness(Noun), in·imi·ta·bly(Adverb)


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