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kor
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Origin
cor·ri·gi·ble
/
ˈkɔr
ɪ
dʒə
bəl
,
ˈkɒr-
/
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kawr
-i-j
uh
-b
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adjective
1.
capable of being
corrected
or reformed:
a corrigible criminal.
2.
submissive to correction.
3.
subject to being revised, improved, or made more accurate:
a corrigible theory.
Origin:
1425–75;
late Middle English
(<
Middle French
) <
Medieval Latin
corrigibilis,
equivalent to
Latin
corrig
(
ere
) to
correct
+
-ibilis
-ible
Related forms
cor·ri·gi·bil·i·ty,
cor·ri·gi·ble·ness,
noun
cor·ri·gi·bly,
adverb
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corrigible
(ˈkɒrɪdʒɪb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
capable of being corrected
2.
submissive or submitting to correction
[C15: from Old French, from Medieval Latin
corrigibilis,
from Latin
corrigere
to set right,
correct
]
corrigi'bility
—
n
'corrigibly
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
corrigible
late 15c., from Fr. corrigible, from L. corrigibilis, from corrigere (see
correct
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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