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ex·pli·ca·ble
/
ˈɛk
splɪ
kə
bəl, ɪkˈsplɪk
ə
bəl
/
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[
ek
-spli-k
uh
-b
uh
l, ik-
splik
-
uh
-b
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l
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adjective
capable of being explained.
Origin:
1550–60;
<
Latin
explicābilis,
equivalent to
explicā
(
re
) to
explicate
+
-bilis
-ble
Related forms
non·ex·pli·ca·ble,
adjective
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explicable
(ˈɛksplɪkəb
ə
l, ɪkˈsplɪk-)
—
adj
capable of being explained
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
explicable
1550s, from
explicate
+
-able
, on model of L. explicabilis "capable of being unraveled."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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