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nominable

nominable adjective: capable of being identified using a name.

Adjective

nominable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being identified using a name.

Origin of nominable

From French nominable or its etymon Latin nōminābilis, from nōminō (“to name”) + -ābilis (“-able”).

Questions about nominable

What does nominable mean?
Nominable means capable of being identified using a name.
What part of speech is nominable?
Nominable is an adjective.

Words near nominable in the dictionary

  1. nomina sacra
  2. nomina translata
  3. nomina unitatis
  4. nomina vasis
  5. nomina verbi
  6. nominable
  7. nominal
  8. nominal aphasia
  9. nominal clause
  10. nominal clauses
  11. nominal ledger

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