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adjective
1.
capable of being demonstrated or proved.
2.
clearly evident; obvious: a demonstrable lack of concern for the general welfare.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēmonstrābilis, equivalent to Latin dēmonstrā(re) (see demonstrate) + -bilis -ble
1350–1400; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin dēmonstrābilis, equivalent to Latin dēmonstrā(re) (see demonstrate) + -bilis -ble
Related forms
de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, de·mon·stra·ble·ness, noun
de·mon·stra·bly, adverb
non·de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·mon·stra·ble, adjective
non·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, noun
EXPANDnon·de·mon·stra·b·ly, adverb
un·de·mon·stra·ble, adjective
un·de·mon·stra·ble·ness, noun
un·de·mon·stra·b·ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History
demonstrable
c.1400, from L. demonstrabilis, from demonstrare (see demonstration). Related: Demonstrably (1640s).
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