"tellable" meaning in English

See tellable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more tellable [comparative], most tellable [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English tellabyll; equivalent to tell + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tellabyll}} Middle English tellabyll, {{suffix|en|tell|able}} tell + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} tellable (comparative more tellable, superlative most tellable)
  1. That may be told
    Sense id: en-tellable-en-adj-hHB0tQbk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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