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per·fect·i·ble
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adjective
capable of becoming or of being made
perfect
;
improvable.
Origin:
1625–35;
<
French
<
Medieval Latin
perfectibilis.
See
perfect
,
-ible
Related forms
per·fect·i·bil·ist,
noun
per·fect·i·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·per·fect·i·bil·i·ty,
noun
non·per·fect·i·ble,
adjective
self-per·fect·i·bil·i·ty,
noun
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un·per·fect·i·ble,
adjective
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perfectible
(pəˈfɛktəb
ə
l)
—
adj
capable of becoming or being made perfect
perfecti'bility
—
n
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