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prescriptible

American

[pri-skrip-tuh-buhl] / prɪˈskrɪp tə bəl /

adjective

subject to or suitable for prescription.
depending on or derived from prescription, as a claim or right.

prescriptible British

/ prɪˈskrɪptəbəl /

adjective

subject to prescription
depending on or derived from prescription

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Other Word Forms

prescriptibility noun

Etymology

Origin of prescriptible

From the Medieval Latin word prescrīptibilis, dating back to 1535–45. See prescription, -ible

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