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partible

/ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/US/ˈpɑɹtɪbl̩/

partible adjective: divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.

Adjective

partible (not comparable)

  1. Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
    • If souls be not unible, nor partible substances, there is no place for this doubt: if they be, they will be still what they are, notwithstanding any such union with a common soul.1683, Richard Baxter, Dying Thoughts
  2. Of property: that can be divided between heirs on inheritance.
  3. Relating to an inheritance system based on such division.
    • Following the introduction of partible inheritance in 1793, peasants reacted by using systematic birth control for the first time so as to restrict the number of heirs among whom their property would have to be divided – causing a sharp and enduring drop in France's birth-rate.2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 562

Origin of partible

Borrowed from Late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiō (“to share, divide”).

Words formed from partible

Questions about partible

What does partible mean?
Partible means divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
What part of speech is partible?
Partible is an adjective.
How do you pronounce partible?
Partible is pronounced /ˈpɑːtɪbl̩/ (UK).

Words near partible in the dictionary

  1. partialness
  2. partials
  3. partials out
  4. partibilities
  5. partibility
  6. partible
  7. partibus
  8. partibuses
  9. partic'lar
  10. particel
  11. particepes criminis

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