"glimpsable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more glimpsable [comparative], most glimpsable [superlative]
Etymology: From glimpse + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|glimpse|able}} glimpse + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} glimpsable (comparative more glimpsable, superlative most glimpsable)
  1. Capable of being glimpsed.

Alternative forms

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