adj
Meaning 1
Suitable for collecting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
collectable
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noun
Meaning 2
Anything that someone might want to collect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a collectible bill
- a note payable on demand
- a check payable to John Doe
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collectible, payable
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: collectible
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
Narrower terms: chachka, tsatske, tshatshke, tchotchke
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English collect Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English collectable From collect + -able.