conceivability

con·ceiv·a·ble

[kuhn-see-vuh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being conceived; imaginable.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English. See conceive, -able

con·ceiv·a·bil·i·ty, con·ceiv·a·ble·ness, noun
con·ceiv·a·bly, adverb
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conceivable (kənˈsiːvəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible
 
conceiva'bility
 
n
 
con'ceivableness
 
n
 
con'ceivably
 
adv

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conceivable (kənˈsiːvəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of being understood, believed, or imagined; possible
 
conceiva'bility
 
n
 
con'ceivableness
 
n
 
con'ceivably
 
adv

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conceivable
1580s, from conceive + -able. Originally in a now-obs. sense "that can be received." Meaning "that can be imagined" is attested from 1620s (in conceivably).
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