-ble
variant of -able (soluble); occurring first in words of Latin origin that came into English through French, later in words taken directly from Latin.
Origin of -ble
1Middle English <Old French <Latin -bilem, accusative of -bilis (masculine and feminine) or <-bile (neuter) adj. suffix
Other definitions for B.L.E. (2 of 2)
B.L.E.
abbreviation
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
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