"ascertainable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌæsəˈteɪnəbl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌæsɚˈteɪnəbl̩/ [General-American] Forms: more ascertainable [comparative], most ascertainable [superlative]
Etymology: ascertain + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ascertain|able}} ascertain + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} ascertainable (comparative more ascertainable, superlative most ascertainable)
  1. Able to be ascertained. Derived forms: ascertainability, ascertainably Translations (able to be ascertained): ermittelbar (German), averiguável (Portuguese), determinável (Portuguese), averiguable (Spanish), determinable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ascertainable-en-adj--fz0-~-F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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