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determinable

/dɪtˈɝmənəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
de-ter-minable
IPA
/dɪtˈɝmənəbəl/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

able to be determined or limited

adj

able to be decided or settled by law

adj

Of a tenure or estate in land, able to be determined on the occurrence of some event.

noun

An attribute of something that is susceptible of determination into various states

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more determinable (comparative) most determinable (superlative) determinables (plural)

Derived Forms

determinableness determinablism predeterminable

Phrases

fee simple determinable term of years determinable

Frequently Paired Words

determinability determinably

Antonyms

indeterminable undeterminable

Rhymes With

interminable terminable

Questions

How do you pronounce determinable?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪtˈɝmənəbəl/.
What does determinable mean?
able to be determined or limited
Where does determinable come from?
Etymology tree English determine Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English determinable From determine + -able.

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