Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reclaimable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-claimable
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed.

Etymology

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

Derived Forms

irreclaimable reclaimableness reclaimably unreclaimable

Synonyms

recyclable reusable

Questions

What does reclaimable mean?: Capable of being reclaimed; reformed or tamed.
Where does reclaimable come from?: Etymology tree English reclaim Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English reclaimable From reclaim + -able.

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