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omissible

American  
[oh-mis-uh-buhl] / oʊˈmɪs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being or allowed to be omitted.

Other Word Forms

  • nonomissible adjective

Etymology

Origin of omissible

1810–20; < Latin omiss ( us ) ( omission ) + -ible

Example Sentences

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As we shall see, many omissible words earn their keep by preventing the reader from making a wrong turn as she navigates her way through the sentence.

From Literature

Nevertheless it is not quite omissible in such a history as this, or in any history of French literature.

From Project Gutenberg

Of Ziethen there are two famous Review Anecdotes, omitted and omissible by Kaltenborn, so well known are they: one of each kind.

From Project Gutenberg

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