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removable

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor. Middle English removen English remove 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 removable From remove + -able.

  1. derived from -able English -able English removable From remove + -able
  2. derived from removen English remove Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor
  3. derived from *moweō Proto-Italic *wremoweō Latin removeō Old French removoir Anglo-Norman removerbor✻

Definitions

  1. Able to be removed.

    • Five of these sections are covered by removable roof panels through which the transmissions, engines and carriage warming boiler can be lifted.
    • Molded by Mattel in forest green, this action figure was garbed in a removable yellow, sleeveless shawl. He is worth substantially more money if this filigree drapery is still intact.
    • The interior melamine panels were designed to be easily removable for repair or future refurbishment, and the linoleum floor was for easy cleaning.

  2. Something that can be removed.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA