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terminable

ter·mi·nable

US/ˈtɜrmʌnʌbʌl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

possible to terminate or terminating after a designated time

  • “terminable employees”
  • “a terminable annuity”

Origin

From Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable and their etymon Latin terminābilis. By surface analysis, termine + -able.

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