"sayable" meaning in All languages combined

See sayable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more sayable [comparative], most sayable [superlative]
Etymology: From say + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|say|able}} say + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} sayable (comparative more sayable, superlative most sayable)
  1. Capable of being pronounced or uttered; articulable. Translations (Translations): dicible (French), decible (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sayable-en-adj-bwQRMKuP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 89 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 65 35

Noun [English]

Forms: sayables [plural]
Etymology: From say + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|say|able}} say + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} sayable (plural sayables)
  1. That which can be said. Translations (Translations): dicible [masculine] (French), decible [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sayable-en-noun-uPKfLtB5

Inflected forms

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