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单词 unpicturability
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unpicturabilityn.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpɪktʃərəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌənˌpɪk(t)ʃərəˈbɪlᵻdi/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: unpicturable adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: < unpicturable adj. + -ity suffix: see -bility suffix.
The fact or quality of being unpicturable.
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unpicturability1879
1879 Methodist Rev. Jan. 175 One is amazed at the persistence with which unthinkability, that is, unpicturability, is assigned for rejecting creation.
1960 Brit. Jrnl. Philos. Sci. 11 30 We are once more thrown back on the complete unpicturability of the physical processes occurring in these experiments.
2004 H. Taylor Human Rights viii. 61 This ‘unpicturability’ is due to our full humanity transcending that four-dimensional world of space-time with which we are familiar.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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