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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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adj
Capable of being used as a substitute; valid as a replacement or alternate item.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Capable of being substituted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Something that can be substituted for something else; a viable replacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: commutable
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adjective satellite
(of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree English substitute 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 substitutable From substitute + -able.
