col·lect·i·ble

[kuh-lek-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being collected.
noun
2.
an object suitable for a collection, originally a work of fine art or an antique, now including also any of a wide variety of items collected as a hobby, for display, or as an investment whose value may appreciate.
Also, col·lect·a·ble.


Origin:
1640–50; collect1 + -ible

non·col·lect·a·ble, adjective
non·col·lect·i·ble, adjective
pre·col·lect·a·ble, adjective
pre·col·lect·i·ble, adjective
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collectable or collectible (kəˈlɛktəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  (of antiques, objets d'art, etc) of interest to a collector
 
n
2.  any object regarded as being of interest to a collector
 
collectible or collectible
 
adj
 
n

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Collectible is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Word Origin & History

collectible
1660, "that may be collected," from collect + -able. Meaning "sought-after by collectors of relics, souveniers, etc." is recorded from 1888.
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Example sentences
Many of these have become collectible and many have been forgotten.
Cancellation stamps, which complement the collectible stamp sheets, can be
  found at national parks and monuments.
Designed by an in-house team, thousands of them got pinched and it became a
  collectible item.
Pulp art's scarcity, of course, is part of what makes it so collectible today.
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