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commutable

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com⋅mut⋅a⋅ble

  [kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
that may be commuted; exchangeable or interchangeable.
Origin:
1640–50; < L commūtābilis, equiv. to commūtā(re) to commute + -bilis -ble

Related forms:
com⋅mut⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, com⋅mut⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
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com·mut·a·ble   (kə-myōō'tə-bəl)   
adj.  

  1. That can be substituted, interchanged, or revoked: a commutable prison sentence.

  2. Accessible to commuters: "Seattle's next most commutable island is Vashon" (Islands).

com·mut'a·bil'i·ty n.
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