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incommunicable

American  
[in-kuh-myoo-ni-kuh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəˈmyu nɪ kə bəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being communicated, imparted, shared, etc.

  2. not communicative; taciturn.

incommunicable British  
/ ˌɪnkəˈmjuːnɪkəbəl /

adjective

  1. incapable of being communicated

  2. an obsolete word for incommunicative

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Origin of incommunicable

From the Late Latin word incommūnicābilis, dating back to 1560–70. See in- 3, communicable

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Incommunicable, in-kom-ūn′i-ka-bl, adj. that cannot be communicated or imparted to others.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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