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determinable

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-buhl ]
/ dɪˈtɜr mə nə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being determined.
Law. subject to termination.
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Origin of determinable

1275–1325; Middle English: fixed <Old French <Late Latin dēterminābilis, equivalent to Latin dētermin(āre) to bound, determine + -ābilis-able

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Words nearby determinable

detergency, detergent, deteriorate, deteriorating, deterioration, determinable, determinacy, determinant, determinate, determination, determinative
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Words related to determinable

ascertainable, assayable, deductive, discoverable, judicable, measurable, provable

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British Dictionary definitions for determinable

determinable
/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) /
adjective
able to be decided, fixed, or found out
law liable to termination under certain conditions; terminable

Derived forms of determinable

determinably, adverb
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