explicable

[ek-spli-kuh-buhl, ik-splik-uh-buhl] Origin

ex·pli·ca·ble

[ek-spli-kuh-buhl, ik-splik-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being explained.

Origin:
1550–60; < Latin explicābilis, equivalent to explicā(re) to explicate + -bilis -ble

non·ex·pli·ca·ble, adjective
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Explicable is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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explicable (ˈɛksplɪkəbəl, ɪkˈsplɪk-)
 
adj
capable of being explained

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explicable
1550s, from explicate + -able, on model of L. explicabilis "capable of being unraveled."
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