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changeable

/ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/CHAYN-juh-buhl
/ˈtʃeɪndʒəbəl/CHAYN-juh-buhl

Meaningable to be changed

Common meaning: able to be changed (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Late Latincambiaresource
  2. Old Frenchchangier‘to change’source
  3. Middle Englishchaungensource
  4. Englishchange‘to make or become different’
  5. Englishformed in English from changechangeable‘able to be changed (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be changed. It can be inferred from any of: change.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from change + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • cambiare Late Latin · source word “to exchange”

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