noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:K AH0 M B AY2 N AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:K AH2 M B IH0 N AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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noun
Meaning 1
The quality or state of being combinable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English combine Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English combinability From combine + -ability.