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transcribable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be transcribed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The gene was not transcribable, and therefore had no potential to be active.
  • Most of the audio recording was transcribable, but a few parts had too much noise.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English transcribe 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 transcribable From transcribe + -able.