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v. i. [ Cf. G. girren, AS. corian to murmur, complain. √24. ] To coo, as a pigeon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

(Zool.) One of a group of squirrels, of the genus Glaucomys (formerly Pteromus and Sciuropterus [ 1913 Webster ]), especially Glaucomys volans and Glaucomys sabrinus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long, gliding leaps. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails, and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The American species (Sciuropterus volucella) is also called Assapan. The Australian flying squirrels, or flying phalangers, are marsupials. See Flying phalanger (above). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being rebutted. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not receiving; incapable of receiving. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being reclaimed. Addison. -- ir`re*claim"a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Pref. in- not + recognition. ] A failure to recognize; absence of recognition. Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not recognizable; unrecognizable. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irreconcilable; irreconcilableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ir- not + reconcilable: cf. F. irréconciliable. ] Not reconcilable; not able to be reconciled or brought into accord; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. -- Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of reconciliation; disagreement. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ir-- not + record: cf. L. irrecordabilis not to be remembered. ] Not fit or possible to be recorded. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied; irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. Bacon.

Syn. -- Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable; incurable; hopeless.

-- Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. irrecuperabilis: cf. OF. irrecuperable. See In- not, and Recuperate. ] Irrecoverable. -- Ir`re*cu"per*a*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

a. Incurable. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. irrecusabilis; pref. ir-- not + recusabilis that should be rejected, fr. recusare to reject: cf. F. irrécusable. ] Not liable to exception or rejection. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not redeemable; that can not be redeemed; not payable in gold or silver, as a bond; -- used especially of such government notes, issued as currency, as are not convertible into coin at the pleasure of the holder. -- Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. A region that is related ethnically or historically to one country but is controlled politically by another.
Syn. -- irridenta. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related.
Syn. -- irridentism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. an advocate of irredentism, especially a person in one country who advocates the incorporation of a region in another country related historically to his country.
Syn. -- irridentist. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. The state or quality of being irreducible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal condition; as, an irreducible hernia. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of expression; as, an irreducible formula. [ 1913 Webster ]

Irreducible case (Alg.), a particular case in the solution of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore fails in its application.

-- Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness, n. -- -- Ir`re*du"ci*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of reflection. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not reflective. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Incapable of being reformed; incorrigible. Joseph Cook. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of being refuted. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. irréfragable, L. irrefragabilis. See Refragable. ] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument; irrefragable evidence. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness, n. -- Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly, adv.

Syn. -- Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable; unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable; irrefutable. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrefrangible; irrefrangibleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from one medium to another. -- Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. irrefutabilis: cf. F. irréfutable. See Refute. ] Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable. -- Ir`re*fut"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ir`re*fut"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unregeneracy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An unregenerate state. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F. irrégulier. ] Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal; unnatural; immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf. Regular. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mazes intricate,
Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular
Then most when most irregular they seem. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight
Against the irregular and wild Glendower. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured in many irregular meanders. Jones.

Syn. -- Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural; anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric; unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable; desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate; inordinate; vicious. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular service. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who is irregular. Baxter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Irregularities [ Cf. F. irrégularité. ] The state or quality of being irregular; that which is irregular. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an irregular manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make irregular; to disorder. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lawless. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. That can not be rejected; irresistible. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not liable to relapse; secure. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Irrelative; unconnected. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrelative; lack of connection or relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. -- Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Irrelative chords (Mus.), those having no common tone. --
Irrelative repetition (Biol.), the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. Owen. [1913 Webster]

n. Irrelevancy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being irrelevant; as, the irrelevancy of an argument. [ 1913 Webster ]