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renewable

adj
/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/UK/ɹɪˈnu.ə.bl̩/US

Etymology

From renew + -able.

  1. derived from nīewian — “to restore; renovate; renew”
  2. inherited from renewen
  3. formed as renewable — “renew + -able”

Definitions

  1. Able to be renewed

    Able to be renewed; capable of renewal.

  2. Sustainable

    Sustainable; able to be regrown or renewed; having an ongoing or continuous source of supply.

    • renewable resource
    • renewable energy
    • renewable sources of energy

  3. A thing that is renewable

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for renewable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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