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separable

se·pa·rable

uncommon obsolete

adjective

1.

capable of being divided or dissociated

  • “often drugs and crime are not dissociable”
  • “the siamese twins were not considered seperable”
  • “a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody”

Origin

From Middle English separable, from Middle French separable and its etymon Latin sēparābilis.

Phrases

  • separable affix
  • separable extension
  • separable polynomial
  • separable prefix
  • separable verb

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