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discernible

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dis⋅cern⋅i⋅ble

  [di-sur-nuh-buhl, -zur-]
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–adjective
capable of being discerned; distinguishable.
Also, dis⋅cern⋅a⋅ble.

Origin:
1555–65; < L discernibilis (see discern, -ible ); r. earlier discernable < MF, equiv. 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
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dis·cern·i·ble   (dĭ-sûr'nə-bəl, -zûr'-)   
adj.  Perceptible, as by the faculty of vision or the intellect. See Synonyms at perceptible.
dis·cern'i·bly adv.
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