"placeable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more placeable [comparative], most placeable [superlative]
Etymology: From place + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|place|able}} place + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} placeable (comparative more placeable, superlative most placeable)
  1. Capable of being placed.
    Sense id: en-placeable-en-adj-GeZwnY5l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 36 29

Noun [English]

Forms: placeables [plural]
Etymology: From place + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|place|able}} place + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} placeable (plural placeables)
  1. (business) A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-placeable-en-noun-ZEX40FPm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 36 29 Topics: business
  2. (translation studies) In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other. Categories (topical): Translation studies
    Sense id: en-placeable-en-noun-bCkIBJFp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 36 29 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies
  3. (linguistic morphology) Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors. Categories (topical): Linguistic morphology
    Sense id: en-placeable-en-noun-urOy47NV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 21 36 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 17 19 28 35 Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: employable, locatum verb, term

Inflected forms

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