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educable
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Origin
ed·u·ca·ble
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adjective
1.
capable of being
educated
.
2.
of or pertaining to mildly retarded individuals who may achieve self-sufficiency.
Also,
ed·u·cat·a·ble
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Origin:
1835–45;
educ(ate)
+
-able
Related forms
ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·ed·u·ca·ble,
adjective
un·ed·u·ca·bil·i·ty,
noun
un·ed·u·ca·ble,
adjective
Can be confused:
educable,
educible
.
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World English Dictionary
educable
or
educatable
(ˈɛdjʊkəb
ə
l, ˈɛdjʊˌkeɪtəb
ə
l)
—
adj
capable of being trained or educated; able to learn
educatable
or
educatable
—
adj
educability
or
educatable
—
n
educatability
or
educatable
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
educable
1845; see
educate
+
-able
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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