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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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Audible

Au"di*ble\, a. [LL. audibilis, fr. L. audire, auditum, to hear: cf. Gr. ? ear, L. auris, and E. ear.] Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.

Audible

Au"di*ble\, n. That which may be heard. [Obs.]

Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than audibles. --Bacon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : audible
Spanish: audible,
German: hörbar,
Japanese: 聞こえる
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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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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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