"singable" meaning in English

See singable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more singable [comparative], most singable [superlative]
Etymology: From sing + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sing|able}} sing + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} singable (comparative more singable, superlative most singable)
  1. Capable of being sung. Translations (capable of being sung): تَلْحِينِيّ (talḥīniyy) (Arabic), غِنَائِيّ (ḡināʔiyy) (Arabic), cantable (Catalan), zazpívatelný (Czech), zpěvný (Czech), chantable (French), singbar (German), cantabile (Italian), cantável (Portuguese), cantable (Spanish)
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