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equable
 
SYLLABICATION:eq·ua·ble
PRONUNCIATION:  kw-bl, kw-
ADJECTIVE:1a. Unvarying; steady. b. Free from extremes. 2. Not easily disturbed; serene: an equable temper.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin aequbilis, from aequre, to make even, from aequus, even, level.
OTHER FORMS:equa·bili·ty, equa·ble·ness —NOUN
equa·bly —ADVERB
 
 
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