digestible
/daɪˈdʒestəbəl/digh-JEH-stuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/daɪˈdʒɛstəbəl/digh-JEH-stuh-buhl
Meaningthat one can digest
Common meaning: easy to digest
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- diapart
- gestto carry, carry onLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 812 · scan
- ibleable to be
‘apart’ + ‘to carry, carry on’ → digestible
Sources & notes
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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from digest + -ible.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DIGEST, p.166 · scan
Roots
- gerō, gessī, gestum Latin “to carry, carry on”
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