"strandable" meaning in All languages combined

See strandable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more strandable [comparative], most strandable [superlative]
Etymology: From strand + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|strand|-able}} strand + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} strandable (comparative more strandable, superlative most strandable)
  1. (grammar, of a word or phrase) Able to be left without an expressed complement adjacent to it. Categories (topical): Grammar Related terms: strandability, stranding
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