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elidable

elidable adjective: capable of being elided.

Adjective

elidable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being elided.
    • an elidable vowel
    • […] and its being expired, and attaining Possession, are matters of Fact, requiring Probation, which are improper for an Inquest, and elidable, by a reply of Payment, or Intromission within the Legall, and Strowan was Served with Reservation of the Marquess Right, as accords of the Law.1687, The Decisions of the Lords of Council & Session, volume 2, page 871
    Synonyms:
    elidible

Synonyms of elidable

Origin of elidable

From elide + -able.

Words formed from elidable

Questions about elidable

What does elidable mean?
Elidable means capable of being elided.
What part of speech is elidable?
Elidable is an adjective.

Words near elidable in the dictionary

  1. elicitory
  2. elicits
  3. Elick
  4. elicoidali
  5. Elida
  6. elidable
  7. elide
  8. elided
  9. elider
  10. eliders
  11. elides

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