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Appreciable - 3 dictionary results

ap⋅pre⋅ci⋅a⋅ble

  [uh-pree-shee-uh-buhl, -shuh-buhl]
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–adjective
sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
Origin:
1810–20; appreci(ate) + -able

Related forms:
ap⋅pre⋅ci⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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ap·pre·cia·ble   (ə-prē'shə-bəl)   
adj.  Possible to estimate, measure, or perceive: appreciable changes in temperature. See Synonyms at perceptible.
ap·pre'cia·bly adv.
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Appreciable

Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr['e]ciable.] Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*bly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Appreciable
Spanish: considerable,
German: beträchtlich,
Japanese: かなりの
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