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readable

[ree-duh-buhl]

adjective

easy or interesting to read.

capable of being read; legible: readable handwriting.

pertaining to letter mail with addresses and zip codes capable of being read by optical scanning devices.

Origin:
1560–70; read¹ + -able

Related forms

read·a·bly, adverb

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readable (ˈriːdəb^əl)

—*adj*
1.	(of handwriting, etc) able to be read or deciphered; legible
2.	(of style of writing) interesting, easy, or pleasant to read

reada'bility

—n

'readableness

—n

'readably

—*adv*

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