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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
il·lim·it·able

 \\(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-mə-tə-bəl\\ adjective
 DATE  1596
: incapable of being limited or bounded : 
measureless
    the illimitable reaches of space and time
• il·lim·it·abil·i·ty 
 \\-ˌli-mə-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\\ noun
• il·lim·it·able·ness 
 \\-ˈli-mə-tə-bəl-nəs\\ noun
• il·lim·it·ably 
 \\-blē\\ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition
adj. Function: adjective 

Synonyms: 
INFINITE
 1, eternal, perdurable, sempiternal, supertemporal 
Related Words: endless, interminable 
Antonyms: limitable; limited
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
il·limitable
I. \(ˈ)i(l), ə+\ adjective
Etymology: in- (I) + limitable
: incapable of being limited or bounded : 
measureless
 < the illimitable reaches of space and time >
• il·limitableness \“+\ noun
• il·limitably \“+\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
: something illimitable
 < the illimitables that are the past and the future >

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