| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| VARIANT FORMS: | or –ible |
| SUFFIX: | 1. Susceptible, capable, or worthy of a specified action: debatable. 2. Inclined or given to a specified state or action: changeable. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French, from Latin - bilis, -ibilis : -- and -i-, thematic vowels + -bilis, adj. suff.
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