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fal⋅li⋅ble
[fal-uh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| 1. | (of persons) liable to err, esp. in being deceived or mistaken. |
| 2. | liable to be erroneous or false; not accurate: fallible information. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < ML fallibilis, equiv. to L fall(ī) (pass. of fallere to deceive) + -ibilis -ible
1375–1425; late ME < ML fallibilis, equiv. to L fall(ī) (pass. of fallere to deceive) + -ibilis -ible
Related forms:
fal⋅li⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, fal⋅li⋅ble⋅ness, noun
fal⋅li⋅bly, adverb
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| fal·li·ble (fāl'ə-bəl) adj.
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin fallibilis, from Latin fallere, to deceive.] fal'li·bil'i·ty, fal'li·ble·ness n., fal'li·bly adv. |
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Fallible
Fal"li*ble\, a. [LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to deceive: cf. F. faillible. See Fail.] Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible.
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Language Translation for : fallible
Spanish:
falible,
German:
fehlbar,
Japanese:
誤りやすい
fallible
c.1412, from M.L. fallibilis "liable to err, deceitful." lit. "that can be deceived," from L. fallere "deceive."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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