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discernible
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Discernible
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dis·cern·i·ble
/
dɪˈsɜr
nə
bəl, -ˈzɜr-
/
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[
dih-
sur
-n
uh
-b
uh
l, -
zur
-
]
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adjective
capable of being
discerned
; distinguishable.
Also,
dis·cern·a·ble.
Origin:
1555–65;
<
Latin
discernibilis
(see
discern
,
-ible
); replacing earlier
discernable
<
Middle French,
equivalent to
discern
(
er
) to discern +
-able
-able
Related forms
dis·cern·i·ble·ness,
dis·cern·a·ble·ness,
noun
dis·cern·i·bly,
dis·cern·a·bly,
adverb
un·dis·cern·a·ble,
adjective
un·dis·cern·a·bly,
adverb
un·dis·cern·i·ble,
adjective
un·dis·cern·i·bly,
adverb
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World English Dictionary
discernible
or
discernable
(dɪˈsɜːnəb
ə
l)
—
adj
able to be discerned; perceptible
discernable
or
discernable
—
adj
discernibly
or
discernable
—
adv
discernably
or
discernable
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
discernible
1560s, from Fr. discernable, from discerner (see
discern
). Form with -a- was more common at first; spelling changed to -i- 17c. to conform to Latin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Raising quotas may thus have no
discernible
effect on production.
Time-jazz rhythm-is
discernible
, yet nothing that can be quite pinned down.
But the sad fact is that the reasons a product was a success or failure has
little to do with anything easily
discernible
.
But other loci also affect the trait on the margins, effects only
discernible
with a better measurement of the trait.
The characteristics of the next wave of consumerism are already
discernible
in intangible social media phenomena.
Oftentimes the attraction of a contrasted physical type is plainly
discernible
.
Moons colliding might leave
discernible
layers of mineral evidence.
Reports turn fire related data into valuable information that is quickly
discernible
.
Today, seen in the perspective of his career, their approach is more
discernible
.
She doesn't have any
discernible
talents, other than her ability to make a compelling spectacle of herself.
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