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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Word Origin & History

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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Example sentences
Toss in a revision or two and it is conceivable that this might mark the start of a recession.
As the orders increase, the limits of what is conceivable in private air travel keep being stretched.
We were far from town and any conceivable human source of said noise.
Then again, it is entirely conceivable that throughout the entire course of
  human existence the dark matter is never identified.
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