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effable
(eff|able)
Pronunciation:
/ˈɛfəb(ə)l/
adjective
rare
able to be described in words:
socialism is effable, which is what I like about it
Origin:
early 17th century
: from Latin
effabilis
, from
effari
'utter'
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