"alienable" meaning in English

See alienable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈeɪljənəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-alienable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more alienable [comparative], most alienable [superlative]
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  1. Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another Derived forms: alienableness, alienably, unalienable Related terms: alien, alienate, alienation Translations (capable of being alienated, sold or transferred): aliénable [feminine, masculine] (French), elidegeníthető (Hungarian), zbywalny (Polish), alienável (Portuguese), alienable (Spanish)
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