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docile
 
SYLLABICATION:doc·ile
PRONUNCIATION:  dsl, -l
ADJECTIVE:1. Ready and willing to be taught; teachable. 2. Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin docilis, from docre, to teach. See dek- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:docile·ly —ADVERB
do·cili·ty (d-sl-t, d-) —NOUN
 
 
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