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cor⋅ri⋅gi⋅ble
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ˈkɔr
ɪ
dʒə
bəl
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ˈkɒr-
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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 ME (< MF) < ML
corrigibilis,
equiv. to L
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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cor·ri·gi·ble
(kôr'ĭ-jə-bəl, kŏr'-)
adj. Capable of being corrected, reformed, or improved.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin
corrigibilis
, from Latin
corrigere
,
to correct
; see
correct
.]
cor'ri·gi·bil'i·ty
n.
,
cor'ri·gi·bly
adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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