"articulable" meaning in All languages combined

See articulable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more articulable [comparative], most articulable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English articul(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English articulable From articul(ate) + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|articulate<alt:articul(ate)>|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English articul(ate) Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English articulable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "articulable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="articulable"> From articul(ate) + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} articulable (comparative more articulable, superlative most articulable)
  1. (phonetics, of words, linguistic expressions, etc.) Capable of being pronounced or expressed distinctly in speech. Tags: usually Translations (capable of being pronounced): articulável (Portuguese)
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  2. (of ideas, thoughts, etc.) Capable of being expressed clearly in language. Tags: usually Translations (capable of being expressed clearly): articulável (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-articulable-en-adj-Bn0NaW-G Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of 'capable of being expressed clearly': 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: enunciable, expressible Derived forms: inarticulable, unarticulable
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