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salvable

[ sal-vuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.


salvable

/ ˈsælvəbəl /

adjective

  1. capable of or suitable for being saved or salvaged
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈsalvably, adverb
  • ˌsalvaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • salva·bili·ty salva·ble·ness noun
  • salva·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salvable1

1660–70; < Late Latin salv ( āre ) to save + -able
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Word History and Origins

Origin of salvable1

C17: from Late Latin salvāre to save, from Latin salvus safe
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Example Sentences

Men are constantly dogmatizing theories of sense and matter as the salvable hope of the race.

It is our conviction that these men "are not saved, but are salvable."

It was enough to be a Christian like other good and salvable Christians!

But he had no tolerance for the fellow who would hurriedly and secretly remove to his own premises goods of a salvable sort.

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