a. [ L. irrevocabilis: cf. F. irrévocable. See In- not, and Revoke, and cf. Irrevocable. ] Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable; irreversible; unalterable;
Firm and irrevocable is my doom. Shak.
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a. [ L. revocabilis: cf. F. révocable. See Revoke. ] Capable of being revoked;
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n. [ L. vocabulum an appellation, designation, name, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, a voice, a word: cf. F. vocable. See Voice. ] A word; a term; a name; specifically, a word considered as composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its meaning. [ 1913 Webster ]
Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious vocables. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]