Why do “flammable” and “inflammable” mean the same thing, or is there a difference?

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Edit: SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU—

BTW my confusions stems from them having the same meaning online

Flammable: “easily set on fire”
Inflammable: “easily set on fire”

Definitions from Oxford Languages

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Holy snap sticks I always thought inflammable means it can not catch fire. Geeeeez 40 years of being an avid reader and I never picked that up

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