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Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–).  The Columbia Guide to Standard American English.  1993.
 
unrepairable, irreparable (adjs.)
 
 
Both are Standard meaning “not repairable,” but irreparable (pronounced ir-REP-uhr-uh-bul) is much the more frequently used. Note its spelling: irrepairable is a misspelling. Unrepairable is pronounced uhn-ree-PER-uh-bul. See also INCOMPARABLE.  1
 
 
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