determinable

[ dih-tur-muh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being determined.

  2. Law. subject to termination.

Origin of determinable

1
1275–1325; Middle English: fixed <Old French <Late Latin dēterminābilis, equivalent to Latin dētermin(āre) to bound, determine + -ābilis-able

Other words from determinable

  • de·ter·mi·na·bil·i·ty, de·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, noun
  • de·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb
  • non·de·ter·mi·na·ble, adjective
  • un·de·ter·mi·na·ble, adjective
  • un·de·ter·mi·na·ble·ness, noun
  • un·de·ter·mi·na·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for determinable

determinable

/ (dɪˈtɜːmɪnəbəl) /


adjective
  1. able to be decided, fixed, or found out

  2. law liable to termination under certain conditions; terminable

Derived forms of determinable

  • determinably, adverb

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