severable

[ sev-er-uh-buhl, sev-ruh- ]

adjective

1. capable of being severed.
2. Law. separable or capable of being treated as separate from a whole legal right or obligation:

   a severable contract obligation.

ˈseverable

/ ˈsɛvərəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be severed
2. law capable of being separated, as a clause in an agreement

   a severable contract

Other Words From

• sever·a·bili·ty noun
• non·sever·a·ble adjective
• un·sever·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of severable¹

First recorded in 1540–50; sever + -able

Example Sentences

I would admit that, but is not blood a different and perfectly severable thing from bone?

From Project Gutenberg

It was born of musical chanting, and it grew as song, never unsung or conceived of as severable from its melody.

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