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greppable

/ˈɡɹɛ.pə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grep-pable
IPA
/ˈɡɹɛ.pə.bəl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

In a format suitable for searching with the program grep; able to be grepped.

Etymology

Etymology tree English grep Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English greppable From grep + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɹɛ.pə.bəl/

Derived Forms

ungreppable

Questions

How do you pronounce greppable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɛ.pə.bəl/.
What does greppable mean?
In a format suitable for searching with the program grep; able to be grepped.
Where does greppable come from?
Etymology tree English grep Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English greppable From grep + -able.

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