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notables

notables is the plural of notable.

Meaning of notable

Noun

notable (plural notables)

  1. A person or thing of distinction.
    • July 16 1875, Carl Schurz, letter to W. M. Grosvenor
      What we ought to have, in my opinion, is a meeting of notables—men whose names will be of weight with the country and who can be depended upon to agree to an independent course.

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Questions about notables

What is notables the plural of?
Notables is the plural of notable.

Words near notables in the dictionary

  1. notabilities
  2. notability
  3. notable
  4. notablely
  5. notableness
  6. notables
  7. notablest
  8. notably
  9. notacanthid
  10. notacanthids
  11. notacanthiform

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