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Meanings of absolute in English
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers.
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Not capable of being violated or infringed.
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Examples for "inviolable"
Examples for "inviolable"
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The basic pillar of democracy is the inviolable integrity of the individual.
2
The king may be wrathful; but the word, once passed, is inviolable.
3
When in the company of high Mullahs evil characters are also inviolable.
4
He conjures you with me to live in inviolable peace and union.
5
Capital, accordingly, which, after all, is nothing but accumulated labor, is inviolable.
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This is how the enchantment, which was apparently so infrangible, was broken.
2
He liked this harsh country, these harsh, infrangible people that it bred.
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True, his heart did not break, because it was made of infrangible material, and his disappointment was counter-balanced by a certain vague relief.
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Nevertheless, I got cured, and perfectly cured, and that, quite accidentally, and this is how the enchantment, which was apparently so infrangible, was broken.
Usage of absolute in English
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Power tends to corrupt, he said memorably, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
2
However, the largest absolute growth is expected to come from road transport.
3
There can be only one result on a critical mission: absolute success.
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The Moscow Times tweets: An absolute sea of people cramming Bolotnaya Ploshchad.
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For example, say your script uses a specific absolute path multiple times.
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One way of accomplishing that balance is with so-called absolute return funds.
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Congress has 30 days to overrule the vetoes by absolute majority vote.
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The primary efficacy end point was the absolute change in body weight.
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However, it fell short of an absolute majority, ensuring a hung parliament.
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However, proper data normalization with suitable reference genes is an absolute requirement.
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The success of this inquiry remains an absolute priority for this government.
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The deal, small in absolute terms, may be attributable to local difficulties.
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I simply can't believe it would happen, it would be absolute madness.
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They say that absolute certainty is out of the question-especiallywith hurricanes.
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They developed absolute certainty that God's law demanded freedom for all people.
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Within a few years Comanche power in Texas would become almost absolute.
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Absolute through the time
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Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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