"explicable" meaning in English

See explicable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-explicable.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle French explicable, from Latin explicabilis, from explicō (“unfold, explain”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|explicable}} Middle French explicable, {{der|en|la|explicabilis}} Latin explicabilis, {{m|la|explicō||unfold, explain}} explicō (“unfold, explain”) Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} explicable
  1. Able to be explained. Synonyms: explicatable Synonyms (able to be explained): explainable Translations (able to be explained): explicable (Catalan), vysvětlitelný (Czech), selitettävissä oleva (Finnish), explicable (French), alasóyon (Hiligaynon), illustrabile (Italian), motivabile (Italian), spiegabile (Italian), yn-veenaghey (Manx), explicável (Portuguese), explicabil (Romanian), объясни́мый (obʺjasnímyj) (Russian), explicable (Spanish), esboniadwy (Welsh)

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      "sense": "able to be explained",
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      "sense": "able to be explained",
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      "sense": "able to be explained",
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      "word": "explicable"
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