"severable" meaning in English

See severable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-severable.wav [US] Forms: more severable [comparative], most severable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English severable From sever + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|sever|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English sever Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English severable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "severable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="severable"> From sever + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} severable (comparative more severable, superlative most severable)
  1. Capable of being severed. Translations (capable of being severed): делим (delim) (Bulgarian), wypowiadalny [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-severable-en-adj-b4my3rbW Disambiguation of 'capable of being severed': 84 16
  2. (law, economics) Capable of being separated.
    Sense id: en-severable-en-adj-fbsLlGVc Categories (other): Economics, Law, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 32 68 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 29 71 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 39 61 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Topics: economics, law, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inseverable, severability, unseverable
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