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separable

Syllabification: (sep·a·ra·ble)
Pronunciation: /ˈsep(ə)rəbəl/

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Definition of separable

adjective

  • able to be separated or treated separately:body and soul are not separable
  • Grammar (of a German prefix) separated from the base verb when inflected.
  • Grammar (of a German verb) consisting of a prefix and a base verb that are separated when inflected, e.g., einführen.
  • Grammar (of an English phrasal verb) allowing the insertion of the direct object between the base verb and the particle, e.g., look it over as opposed to go over it.

Derivatives

separability


noun

separableness

noun

separably

Pronunciation: /-blē/

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin separabilis, from separare 'disjoin, divide' (see separate)

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