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excusable

/ɪksˈkjuːzəbəl/iks-KYOO-zuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɪksˈkjuzəbəl/iks-KYOO-zuh-buhl

Meaningable to be excused

Common meaning: forgivable

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‘out’ + ‘a reason’ → excusable

Journey through time

  1. Latincausa‘a reason’
  2. Frenchexecrer
  3. Middle Englishexcusensource
  4. Englishexcuse‘a reason given to explain a fault’
  5. Englishformed in English from excuseexcusable‘forgivable’ · today

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 excuse + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), EXCUSE, p.198 · scan

Roots

  • causa Latin “a reason; a lawsuit”

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