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audible

[aw-duh-buhl]

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adjective

capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.

noun

Also called automatic, checkoff. Football. a play called at the line of scrimmage to supersede the play originally agreed upon as the result of a change in strategy.

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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Late Latin audībilis, equivalent to Latin audī(re) to hear + -bilis -ble

Related forms

au·di·bil·i·ty, au·di·ble·ness, noun

au·di·bly, adverb

non·au·di·bil·i·ty, noun

non·au·di·ble, adjective

non·au·di·ble·ness, noun

EXPAND

non·au·di·b·ly, adverb

qua·si-au·di·ble, adjective

qua·si-au·di·b·ly, adverb

sub·au·di·bil·i·ty, noun

sub·au·di·ble, adjective

sub·au·di·ble·ness, noun

sub·au·di·b·ly, adverb

COLLAPSE

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World English Dictionary

audible (ˈɔːdɪb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	perceptible to the hearing; loud enough to be heard

—n
2.	American football a change of playing tactics called by the quarterback when the offense is lined up at the line of scrimmage

[C16: from Late Latin audibilis, from Latin audīre to hear]

audi'bility

—n

'audibleness

—n

'audibly

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

audible

1520s, from M.Fr. audible, from L.L. audibilis, from L. audire "to hear," from PIE *awis-dh-yo-, from base *au- "to perceive" (see audience). Related: Audibly (1630s).

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