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palpable

Syllabification: (pal·pa·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈpalpəbəl/

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Definition of palpable

adjective

  • able to be touched or felt:the palpable bump at the bridge of the nose
  • (especially of a feeling or atmosphere) so intense as to be almost touched or felt:a palpable sense of loss
  • clear to the mind or plain to see:to talk of dawn raids in the circumstances is palpable nonsense

Derivatives

palpability

Pronunciation: /ˌpalpəˈbilitē/

noun

palpably

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin palpabilis, from Latin palpare 'feel, touch gently'

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