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terminable

adj

Etymology

From Middle English terminable (“resolvable”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French terminable and their etymon Latin terminābilis. By surface analysis, termine + -able.

  1. derived from terminābilis
  2. derived from terminable
  3. inherited from terminable — “resolvable”

Definitions

  1. Able to be terminated.

    • Is the contract rescindable? — Yes, it's terminable at any time.
    • This agreement was scheduled to the N.B.R. Act of 1908, and was terminable by either side at the expiration of ten years from the opening of the line. [the line was never built]

  2. Having an ending

    Having an ending; finite.

The neighborhood

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