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recoverable

[ri-kuhv-er-uh-buhl]

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adjective

able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.

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Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English; see recover, -able

Related forms

re·cov·er·a·bil·i·ty, re·cov·er·a·ble·ness, noun

non·re·cov·er·a·ble, adjective

un·re·cov·er·a·ble, adjective

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Recoverable has a plethora of syllables.

So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:

the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).

(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)

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World English Dictionary

recover (rɪˈkʌvə)

—vb
1.	(tr) to find again or obtain the return of (something lost)
2.	to regain (loss of money, position, time, etc); recoup
3.	(of a person) to regain (health, spirits, composure, etc), as after illness, a setback, or a shock, etc
4.	to regain (a former and usually better condition): industry recovered after the war
5.	law
	a. (tr) to gain (something) by the judgment of a court of law: to recover damages
	b. (intr) to succeed in a lawsuit
6.	(tr) to obtain (useful substances) from waste
7.	(intr) (in fencing, swimming, rowing, etc) to make a recovery

[C14: from Old French recoverer, from Latin recuperārerecuperate]

re'coverable

—*adj*

recovera'bility

—n

re'coverer

—n

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