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discriminable
[ dih-skrim-uh-nuh-buhl ]
/ dɪˈskrɪm ə nə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being discriminated or distinguished.
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Origin of discriminable
First recorded in 1720–30; discrimin(ate) + -able
OTHER WORDS FROM discriminable
dis·crim·i·na·bil·i·ty, noundis·crim·i·na·bly, adverbWords nearby discriminable
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How to use discriminable in a sentence
Only one, that characterized by secondary accentuation, has no such discriminable quality of phases.