"ascribable" meaning in English

See ascribable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ascribable [comparative], most ascribable [superlative]
Etymology: From ascribe + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ascribe|able}} ascribe + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} ascribable (comparative more ascribable, superlative most ascribable)
  1. Able to be ascribed. Translations (able to be ascribed): atribuible (Spanish), imputable (Spanish)
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