"terminable" meaning in English

See terminable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable and their etymon Latin terminābilis. By surface analysis, termine + -able. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|terminable|t=resolvable}} Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), {{der|en|xno,frm|terminable}} Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable, {{der|en|la|terminābilis}} Latin terminābilis, {{surf|en|termine|-able}} By surface analysis, termine + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} terminable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be terminated. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-terminable-en-adj-HSmHxdER Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 60 40
  2. Having an ending; finite. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-terminable-en-adj-UnU1ky3b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: terminate Translations (Translations): срочен (sročen) (Bulgarian), yn-chreaghney (Manx), terminável (Portuguese), terminabil [masculine, neuter] (Romanian)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 49 51
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