determinable

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-buh l ]
/ 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

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Words related to determinable

measurable, provable, ascertainable, deductive, discoverable, judicable

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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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