"redefinable" meaning in English

See redefinable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: redefine + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|redefine|able}} redefine + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} redefinable (not comparable)
  1. That can be redefined. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-redefinable-en-adj-PWNi47Lx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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          "ref": "1988, David Powell, Death Or Glory (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 25, January 1988)",
          "text": "With a joystick (the keys are awkward and not redefinable) I found that forward is thrust, back is brake and the fire button, while nothing actually gets fired, needs to be pressed to destroy each piece of the mothership […]"
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