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infrangible in-FRAN-juh-buhl adjective unbreakable; hard to divide; inviolable 1899Rosamund: Queen of the LombardsWhat if some oath constrain me, sworn in haste, Infrangible for shame's sake, sealed in heaven Inevitable? Ask now no more of me.1906London FilmsIt moves you more than any of those uniformed or cloaked images of warriors and statesmen, and it speaks more eloquently of the infrangible continuity, the unbroken greatness of England.1926The Power and the GloryShe hesitated, then conquered by his infrangible mind and the danger of deception, she said: 'It is as you say, and for good reason.'Labels: Algernon Charles Swinburne, Gilbert Parker, William Dean Howells
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