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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable pregnable, fr prendre to take L. prehendere See {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.] Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as an impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue. The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable. --South. -- {Im*preg"na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*preg"na*bly}, adv From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.) Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a plant. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impregnable adj 1: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}] 2: impossible to take by storm [syn: {inexpugnable}]
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