separable

 
Pronunciation: /ˈsɛp(ə)rəb(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1able to be separated or treated separately: body and soul are not separable
  • 2 Grammar (of a verb) having a prefix that is written as a separate word in some circumstances.
  • (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

Pronunciation: /-ˈbɪlɪti/
noun

separableness

noun

separably

adverb

Origin:

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