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procurable

[proh-kyoor-uh-buhl, pruh-]

adjective

obtainable.

Origin:
1605–15; procure + -able

Related forms

non·pro·cur·a·ble, adjective

un·pro·cur·a·ble, adjective

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procure (prəˈkjʊə)

—vb
1.	(tr) to obtain or acquire; secure
2.	to obtain (women or girls) to act as prostitutes

[C13: from Latin prōcūrāre to look after, from pro-¹ + cūrāre to care for]

pro'curable

—*adj*

pro'curance

—n

pro'cural

—n

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