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ponderable

[pon-der-uh-buhl]

adjective

capable of being considered carefully or deeply.

capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight.

Origin:
1640–50; < Late Latin ponderābilis. See ponder, -able

Related forms

pon·der·a·bil·i·ty, pon·der·a·ble·ness, noun

non·pon·der·a·bil·i·ty, noun

non·pon·der·a·ble, adjective

un·pon·der·a·ble, adjective

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ponderable (ˈpɒndərəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	able to be evaluated or estimated; appreciable
2.	capable of being weighed or measured

—n
3.	(often plural) something that can be evaluated or appreciated; a substantial thing

pondera'bility

—n

'ponderably

—*adv*

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