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placeable

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈpleɪsəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being placed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A jobseeker who is considered by an employment agency to be suitable for placement, but not employment, with a client company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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noun

Meaning 3

In computer-aided translation, an element, such as a symbol or numeral, that is the same in both source and target segments and can therefore be copied directly from one into the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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noun

Meaning 4

Something which is conventionally associated with a specific place; for example, blinds go on windows, carpets go on floors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistic-morphology, linguistics, morphology, sciences

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

capable of being recognized

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: recognizable, recognisable

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English place Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English placeable From place + -able.