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incredible

Main Entry:: in·cred·i·ble
Pronunciation:: \(ˌ)in-ˈkre-də-bəl\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, from Latin incredibilis, from in- + credibilis credible
Date:: 15th century

1 : too extraordinary and improbable to be believed <making incredible claims> 2 : amazing, extraordinary <incredible skill> <an incredible appetite> <met an incredible woman>

— in·cred·i·bil·i·ty

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\-ˌkre-də-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— in·cred·i·ble·ness

Listen to the pronunciation of incredibleness

\-ˈkre-də-bəl-nəs\ noun

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