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 * First recorded in the late 1830s in the sense of “cannot be suppressed.”
 * In the highlighted sense of “page-turning,” first recorded in the late 1930s.
 * Comes from the phrase put down.
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 * The novel was so unputdownable that I stayed up all night to finish it.
 * His latest short story collection is truly unputdownable and sure to
   captivate readers.


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