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audible

[ aw-duh-buh l ]
/ ˈɔ də bəl /
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adjective

capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.

noun

Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.

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RELATED WORDS

certainly, plainly, undoubtedly, obviously, openly, definitely, surely, distinctly, precisely, apparently, evidently, positively, seemingly, loudly, acutely, decidedly, indubitably, markedly, purely, sharply

Nearby words

  1. aude,
  2. auden,
  3. auden, w. h.,
  4. audhumla,
  5. audial,
  6. audie,
  7. audience,
  8. audience room,
  9. audience share,
  10. audile

Origin of audible

1520–30; < Late Latin audībilis, equivalent to Latin audī(re) to hear + -bilis -ble
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British Dictionary definitions for audibly

audible

/ (ˈɔːdɪbəl) /

adjective

perceptible to the hearing; loud enough to be heard

noun

American football a change of playing tactics called by the quarterback when the offense is lined up at the line of scrimmage
Derived Formsaudibility or audibleness, nounaudibly, adverb

Word Origin for audible

C16: from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audīre to hear
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Word Origin and History for audibly

audible

adj.

1520s, from Middle French audible and directly from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audire "to hear," from PIE *awis-dh-yo-, from root *au- "to perceive" (see audience). Related: Audibly.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper