adj
Meaning 1
Able to be put in one's pocket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pocket-sized
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pocketable
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Meaning 2
small enough to be carried in a garment pocket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pocket-size paperbacks
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pocket-size, pocket-sized
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pocketable From pocket + -able.