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replaceable

adj
/ɹɪˈpleɪsəbəl/

Etymology

From replace + -able.

  1. derived from *pleth₂-✻ — “to spread”
  2. derived from πλατεῖα
  3. derived from platēa — “plaza, wide street”
  4. derived from place — “place, an open space”
  5. inherited from plæċe — “place, an open space, street”
  6. inherited from place
  7. prefixed as replace — “re + place”
  8. suffixed as replaceable — “replace + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being replaced.

    • a replaceable battery    replaceable parts
    • The machine uses a replaceable filter.
    • He knew he was not easily replaceable at work.

  2. Anything that can be replaced.

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