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acquirable

/əˈkwaɪɹ.ə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
ac-quirable
IPA
/əˈkwaɪɹ.ə.bəl/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being acquired.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈkwaɪɹ.ə.bəl/
  • British English: /əˈkwaɪ.ɹə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more acquirable (comparative) most acquirable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonacquirable unacquirable

Questions

How do you pronounce acquirable?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkwaɪɹ.ə.bəl/.
What does acquirable mean?
Capable of being acquired.
Where does acquirable come from?
Etymology tree English acquire Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English acquirable From acquire + -able.

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