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applicability

[ap-li-kuh-buhl, uh-plik-uh-]

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adjective

applying or capable of being applied; relevant; suitable; appropriate: an applicable rule; a solution that is applicable to the problem.

Origin:
1400–50; < Latin applic(āre) to apply + -able, or < Middle French applicable, Medieval Latin applicābilis; replacing late Middle English appliable

Related forms

ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun

ap·pli·ca·bly, adverb

non·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun

non·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective

non·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun

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un·ap·pli·ca·bil·i·ty, noun

un·ap·pli·ca·ble, adjective

un·ap·pli·ca·ble·ness, noun

un·ap·pli·ca·b·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
fitting, proper, germane, pertinent.

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applicable (ˈæplɪkəb^əl, əˈplɪkə-)

—*adj*
	being appropriate or relevant; able to be applied; fitting

applica'bility

—n

'applicableness

—n

'applicably

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

applicable

1560s, "pliable," from L. applicare (see apply). Meaning "capable of being applied" is attested by 1660; earlier in this sense was appliable (1550s). Related: Applicability (1650s).

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