"speakable" meaning in All languages combined

See speakable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Etymology: From Middle English spekabyll; equivalent to speak + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|spekabyll}} Middle English spekabyll, {{suffix|en|speak|able}} speak + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} speakable (not comparable)
  1. That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-speakable-en-adj-Dc79SV1G 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: 76 23 2 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 81 18 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 74 16 10
  2. Acceptable as a topic of discussion; not subject to taboo. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-speakable-en-adj-XonL2hB2
  3. (obsolete) Capable of speech. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-speakable-en-adj-W7ma5gJH

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