"classifiable" meaning in English

See classifiable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: c. 1800 classify + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|classify|able}} classify + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} classifiable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be classified. Tags: not-comparable Translations (able to be classified): classificable (Catalan), luokiteltava (Finnish), classable (French), clasificable (Galician), clasificábel (Galician), classificabile (Italian), yn-sorçhal (Manx), clasificabil [masculine] (Romanian), clasificable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-classifiable-en-adj-QoL6Nduq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "able to be classified",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "able to be classified",
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