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preemptible

preemptible adjective: capable of being preempted.

Adjective

preemptible (comparative more preemptible, superlative most preemptible)

  1. capable of being preempted

Forms of preemptible

comparativemore preemptible
superlativemost preemptible
alternative formpreëmptible
alternative formpre-emptible

Origin of preemptible

From preempt + -ible.

Questions about preemptible

What does preemptible mean?
Preemptible means capable of being preempted.
What part of speech is preemptible?
Preemptible is an adjective.

Words near preemptible in the dictionary

  1. preemployment
  2. preemploys
  3. preempt
  4. preemptable
  5. preempted
  6. preemptible
  7. preempting
  8. preemption
  9. preemptional
  10. preemptioner
  11. preemptioners

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