"knowable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈnoʊəbl̩/ [US] Forms: more knowable [comparative], most knowable [superlative]
Etymology: Attested since the 15th century; know + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|know|able}} know + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} knowable (comparative more knowable, superlative most knowable)
  1. Capable of being known, understood or comprehended. Categories (topical): Epistemology Related terms: knowability Translations (capable of being known, understood or comprehended): poznatelný (Czech), connaissable (French), coñecible (Galician), coñecíbel (Galician), conoscibile (Italian), conhecível (Portuguese), conocible (Spanish), cognoscible (Spanish), వేద్యము (vēdyamu) (Telugu)

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          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
          "word": "poznatelný"
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
          "word": "coñecible"
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
          "word": "conoscibile"
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
          "word": "conhecível"
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
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          "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
          "word": "cognoscible"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "poznatelný"
    },
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "connaissable"
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "coñecible"
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      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "coñecíbel"
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "conoscibile"
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "conhecível"
    },
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "conocible"
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      "sense": "capable of being known, understood or comprehended",
      "word": "వేద్యము"
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