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irreplaceableir‧re‧place‧a‧ble /ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl◂/ adjective  - Several works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable.
- And civilizations hardly ever exchange them: they regard them as irreplaceable values.
- Building conservation is environmentally friendly; it is a way of using existing resources for an end-product that is unique and irreplaceable.
- By 1922 the team of brilliant men who had governed for the past six years could not but see themselves as irreplaceable.
- Clark said the Army had already lost one irreplaceable man in General Custer.
- Fathers have a unique and irreplaceable role to play in child development.
- I value the way they accept my orders and the talented, knowledgeable and irreplaceable company agronomist who gives me advice.
- Inevitably, this will entail losing some of the irreplaceable character of this unique building.
- That Bible contained marginal notes and special references that were irreplaceable.
very special and important► precious very special and important to someone – used about people or things: · My family have always been precious to me.· His free time was very precious to him.· the place where I kept my most precious things ► prized very special and important to someone, so that they want very much to keep it or obtain it: · The book was one of his most prized possessions.· The shells are prized for their beauty (=are considered to be very special). ► treasured very special and important to someone, especially because it is connected with someone they love: · the case in which she kept her most treasured possessions· The holiday was now a treasured memory.· a treasured gift from her grandmother ► irreplaceable extremely special and important, especially because it is the only one of its kind: · The manuscripts are said to be irreplaceable. too special, valuable, or unusual to be replaced by anything else: Works of art were lost, many of them irreplaceable.► see thesaurus at valuable |