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publishable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be published.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Deserving to be published; worthy of publication.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

suitable for publication

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unpublishable

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English publish 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 publishable From publish + -able.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 可發表的 — able to be published
  • Chinese Mandarin: 可发表的 (kě fābiǎo de) — able to be published
  • Chinese Mandarin: 適於出版的 — able to be published
  • Chinese Mandarin: 适于出版的 (shìyú chūbǎn de) — able to be published
  • Czech: publikovatelný — able to be published
  • Dutch: publicabel — able to be published
  • Dutch: geschikt voor publicatie — able to be published
  • Finnish: julkaisukelpoinen — able to be published
  • Finnish: julkaisuvapaa — able to be published
  • Finnish: vapaa julkaistavaksi — able to be published
  • French: publiable — able to be published
  • Galician: publicable — able to be published
  • German: zur Veröffentlichung geeignet — able to be published
  • Greek: δημοσιεύσιμος (dimosiéfsimos) — able to be published
  • Hungarian: publikálható — able to be published
  • Polish: do opublikowania — able to be published
  • Portuguese: publicável — able to be published
  • Spanish: publicable — able to be published