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illustrable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
il-lus-tra-ble
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of illustration.

Example Sentences

  • "Mechanicks make uſe hereof in forcipall Organs, and Inſtruments of Inciſion; vvherein vvho can but magnifie the povver of decuſſation, inſervient to contrary ends, ſolution and conſolidation, union, and diviſion, illuſtrable from Ariſtotle in the old Nucifragium or Nutcracker, and the Inſtruments of Evulſion, compreſſion, or inciſion; […]"

Etymology

From illustrate + -able, imitating a pattern of omitting -ate when adding -able, a pattern probably derived from words derived from Latin adjectives that are derived from Latin verbs which entered English via a form derived from the past participle.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more illustrable (comparative) most illustrable (superlative)

Synonyms

illustratable

Questions

What does illustrable mean?
Capable of illustration.
Where does illustrable come from?
From illustrate + -able, imitating a pattern of omitting -ate when adding -able, a pattern probably derived from words derived from Latin adjectives that are derived from Latin verbs which entered English via a form derived from the past participle.

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