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   -able

   /əb(ə)l/

   suffix

   • 1. (forming adjectives) able to be: "calculable"
   • 2. (forming adjectives) to be: "payable"
   • 3. (forming adjectives) subject to: "taxable"
   • 4. (forming adjectives) relevant to or in accordance with: "fashionable"
   • 5. (forming adjectives) having the quality to: "suitable"

   Word Origin from French -able or Latin -abilis; originally found in words only from these forms but later used to form adjectives directly from English verbs ending in -ate, e.g. educable from educate; subsequently used to form adjectives from verbs of all types (influenced by the unrelated word able), e.g. bearable, saleable.

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   • Znaczenie Able, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ABLE definicja: 1. to have the necessary physical strength,...

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   • Able: French Translation

     ABLE translate: doué/-ée, -able, -ible, capable, compétent,...

   • Able Spanish Translation

     ABLE translate: inteligente, capaz, hábil, -ible, -able,...

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