irreplaceable

From ir- +‎ replaceable.

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irreplaceable (not comparable)

1. Incapable of being replaced, especially because of uniqueness or finiteness.

   irreplaceable batteries

   irreplaceable family portrait

   irreplaceable team member

   • 1960, Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain), The Commonwealth and Europe (page 182)

     For some purposes lead is unique and, apparently, irreplaceable. Battery plates may be an example of this.

   • 2021 February 20, Hannah Selinger, “Who Is Still Buying VHS Tapes?”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 March 2022:

     But whether or not the VCR makes a complete comeback, VHS enthusiasts agree that these tapes occupy an irreplaceable place in culture.

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