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publicable

publicable adjective: able to be made public; publishable.

Adjective

publicable (comparative more publicable, superlative most publicable)

  1. (nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) Able to be made public; publishable.
    • The fact that the Ukrainians are widely scattered over Canada’s expanse further complicated my attempts at gathering any statistical data. Certain information concerning the participation of Canadians in our country’s war effort is not of a publicable nature.1943, W. Kossar, “Ukrainian Canadians in Canada’s War Effort”, in First All-Canadian Congress of Ukrainians in Canada, Winnipeg, Man.: Ukrainian Canadian Committee, →OCLC, page 40
    • We’re quite convinced of it, whether we can prove it or not. There are details and details and details that have been used against me that are minutiae. At some point you look and say, I’m releasing to you all the publicable records of my military career, and that’s it.2003 July 30, Gregg Jones, quoting Darrell Issa, “Record Does Not Support All of Candidate Issa’s Claims”, in Los Angeles Times

Forms of publicable

comparativemore publicable
superlativemost publicable

Origin of publicable

By surface analysis, public + -able.

Questions about publicable

What does publicable mean?
Publicable means able to be made public; publishable.
What part of speech is publicable?
Publicable is an adjective.

Words near publicable in the dictionary

  1. public-service announcement
  2. public-service announcements
  3. public-spirited
  4. public/private partnership
  5. public/private partnerships
  6. publicable
  7. publical
  8. publically
  9. publican
  10. publicans
  11. publicate

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