"vertibility" meaning in English

See vertibility in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: By surface analysis, vertible + -ity. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|vertible|-ity}} By surface analysis, vertible + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} vertibility (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) inconstancy, changeability Tags: obsolete, uncountable
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