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AUDIBLY

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au⋅di⋅ble

  [aw-duh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard.
–noun
2. 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.
Origin:
1520–30; < LL audībilis, equiv. to L audī(re) to hear + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
au⋅di⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, au⋅di⋅ble⋅ness, noun
au⋅di⋅bly, adverb
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au·di·ble   (ô'də-bəl)   
adj.  That is heard or that can be heard.
n.  Football A new or substitute offensive play called by the quarterback or a defensive formation called by a linebacker at the line of scrimmage as an adjustment to the opposing side's formation. Also called automatic.

[Late Latin audībilis, from Latin audīre, to hear; see au- in Indo-European roots.]
au'di·bil'i·ty, au'di·ble·ness n., au'di·bly adv.
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Word Origin & History

audible 
1529, 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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: au·di·ble
Pronunciation: 'od-&-b&l
Function: adjective
: heard or capable of being heard —au·di·bil·i·ty /"od-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—au·di·bly /'od-&-blE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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