"specifiable" meaning in English

See specifiable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more specifiable [comparative], most specifiable [superlative]
Etymology: From specify + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|specify|able}} specify + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} specifiable (comparative more specifiable, superlative most specifiable)
  1. Able to be specified Derived forms: specifiably, specifiability
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