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versability

versability noun: the quality or state of being versable.

Noun

versability (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being versable.
    • Now the use of the Auxiliaries is, at once to set the soul a going by herself upon the materials as they are brought to her, and by the versability of this great engine, round which they are twisted, to open new tracks of enquiry, and make every idea engender millions.1759–1767, [Laurence Sterne], The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume (please specify |volume=I to IX), London: […] T. Becket and P. A. Dehondt, […]

Origin of versability

From versable + -ity.

Questions about versability

What does versability mean?
Versability means the quality or state of being versable.
What part of speech is versability?
Versability is a noun.

Words near versability in the dictionary

  1. vers
  2. vers de societe
  3. vers de société
  4. vers-librist
  5. vers-librists
  6. versability
  7. versable
  8. Versace
  9. Versaces
  10. Versaci
  11. Versaggi

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