Definitions for irretrievable
ˌɪr ɪˈtri və bəlir·re·triev·able

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irretrievable, unretrievableadjective

   impossible to recover or recoup or overcome

   "an irretrievable loss"; "irretrievable errors in judgment"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. irretrievableadjective

   Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irretrievableadjective

   Not to be repaired; irrecoverable; irreparable.

   Etymology: in and retrieve.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irretrievable

   Irretrievable (German: Unwiederbringlich, 1892, also known as Beyond Recall and No Way Back ) is one of realist Theodor Fontane's mature German novels. As with some other of Fontane's novels (including Effi Briest), its heroine is believed to be based roughly on a real person whose demise Fontane heard about, and it deals delicately with topics that, at the time it was written, were close to being taboo, including adultery and suicide. The novel has been translated into English twice. The first translation, by Douglas Parmée, was published in 1963 as Beyond Recall and republished in 2011 by New York Review of Books as Irretrievable. In 2010 a new English translation, No Way Back, was published by Angel Classics (London). There is a German TV movie based on the novel, directed by Falk Harnack and first broadcast in 1968.

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1. irretrievable

   Irretrievable refers to something that cannot be retrieved, recovered, restored, or corrected. It usually refers to a situation, condition or state that is impossible to revert or return to its original form or state, often due to permanent change, damage, or loss.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irretrievableadjective

   not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an irretrievable loss

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1. Irretrievable

   Irretrievable is one of realist Theodor Fontane's mature German novels. As with some other of Fontane's novels, its heroine is believed to be based roughly on a real person whose demise Fontane heard about, and it deals delicately with near taboo topics including adultery and suicide. The novel has been translated twice into English. The first by Douglas Parmée in 1963 as Beyond Recall, it was re-published in 2011 by New York Review of Books as Irretrievable. In 2010 a new English translation, No Way Back, was published by Angel Classics. There also is a German made-for-TV movie. As for translating this haunting novel into English, even deciding on a translation for the title presents many choices in English. The subtle word-plays and linguistic motifs which add to the power of its German text are challenging to render into English.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Irretrievable

   ir-re-trēv′a-bl, adj. not to be recovered.—n. Irretriev′ableness.—adv. Irretriev′ably.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of irretrievable in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of irretrievable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of irretrievable in a Sentence

1. Abigail Adams:

   The Character which a youth acquires in the early part of his Life is of great importance towards his future prosperity-one false step may prove irretrievable to his future usefulness.

2. Sue Boardman:

   For all of us ... there is no room for mistakes, it is a piece of history that is irretrievable.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=irretrievable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Irretrievable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=irretrievable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irretrievable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irretrievable
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=irretrievable
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=irretrievable