incalculable

incalculable
(in-kal-ku-la-bl') adj.
   Qui ne peut être calculé. Le nombre incalculable des grains de sable de la mer.
   Par extension, très nombreux, ou très considérable, très grave. Les maux qu'entraîne la guerre sont incalculables. C'est une perte incalculable.
   In.... 1, et calculable.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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