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Origin
ef·fa·ble
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ˈɛf
ə
bəl
/
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-b
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adjective
utterable; expressible.
Origin:
1630–40;
<
French
<
Latin
effābilis,
equivalent to
eff
(
ārī
) to speak out (
ef-
ef-
+
fārī
to speak) +
-ābilis
-able
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World English Dictionary
effable
(ˈɛfəb
ə
l)
—
adj
archaic
capable of being expressed in words
[C17: from Old French, from Late Latin
effābilis,
from Latin
effārī,
from
ex-
out +
fārī
to speak]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
effable
1630s, from Fr. effable, from L. effabilis, from effari "to utter" (see
ineffable
). Now obsolete or archaic.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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