adj
Meaning 1
Of air: breathable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: irrespirable, nonrespirable, unrespirable
Standard Lemma guide
respirable
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈspaɪ(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛsp(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/
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General-American: /ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/
adj
Meaning 2
Of an organism: capable of respiration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English respire 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 respirable From respire + -able.