"defensibility" meaning in English

See defensibility in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪˌfɛnsɪˈbɪlɪti/ [UK] Forms: defensibilities [plural]
Etymology: defensible + -ity Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defensible|ity}} defensible + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} defensibility (usually uncountable, plural defensibilities)
  1. The state or quality of being defensible Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-defensibility-en-noun-2~~-UFpy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity

Inflected forms

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