"embraceable" meaning in All languages combined

See embraceable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more embraceable [comparative], most embraceable [superlative]
Etymology: From embrace + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|embrace|able}} embrace + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} embraceable (comparative more embraceable, superlative most embraceable)
  1. Able or suitable to be embraced Synonyms: embracable (english: American) Derived forms: embraceability, embraceably

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1980 December 13, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 22:",
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