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Qualifiable
has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
| the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language). |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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| qualify (ˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪ) | |
| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to provide or be provided with the abilities or attributes necessary for a task, office, duty, etc: his degree qualifies him for the job; he qualifies for the job, but would he do it well? |
| 2. | (tr) to make less strong, harsh, or violent; moderate or restrict |
| 3. | (tr) to modify or change the strength or flavour of |
| 4. | (tr) grammar another word for modify |
| 5. | (tr) to attribute a quality to; characterize |
| 6. | (intr) to progress to the final stages of a competition, as by winning preliminary contests |
| [C16: from Old French qualifier, from Medieval Latin quālificāre to characterize, from Latin quālis of what kind + facere to make] | |
| 'qualifiable | |
| —adj | |
| qualificatory | |
| —adj | |
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