interchangeable
[ in-ter-cheyn-juh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn tərˈtʃeɪn dʒə bəl /
adjective
(of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
(of one thing) capable of replacing or changing places with something else: an interchangeable part.
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interceptor, intercession, intercessor, intercessory, interchange, interchangeable, interchurch, intercilium, intercity, interclass, interclavicle
Origin of interchangeable
1400–50; interchange + -able; replacing late Middle English entrechaungeable < Middle French entrechangeable
SYNONYMS FOR interchangeable
2 See exchangeable.
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Word Origin and History for interchangeable
interchangeable
late 14c. (implied in interchangeably), from inter- + changeable. Related: Interchangeability.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper